1. See how the wicked kingdom Is falling every day, And still our blessed Jesus Is winning souls away; But O how I am tempted, No mortal tongue can tell, So often I'm surrounded With enemies from hell. | 2. With weeping and with praying, My Jesus I have found, To crucify old nature, And make his grace abound. Dear children, don't be weary, But march on in the way; For Jesus will stand by you, And be your guard and stay. | 3. If sinners will serve Satan, And join with one accord, Dear brethren, as for my part, I'm bound to serve the Lord; And if you will go with me, Pray give to me your hand, And we'll march on together, Unto the promised land. | 4. Through troubles and distresses, We'll make our way to God; Though earth and hell oppose us, We'll keep the heavenly road. Our Jesus went before us, And many sorrows bore, And we who follow after, Can never meet with more. | 5. Thou dear to me, my brethren, Each one of you I find. My duty now compels me To leave you all behind; But while the parting grieves us, I humbly ask your prayers, To bear me up in trouble, And conquer all my fears. | 6. And now, my loving brothers, I bid you all farewell! With you my loving sisters, I can no longer dwell. Farewell to every mourner! I hope the Lord you'll find, To ease you of your burden, And give you peace of mind. | 7. Farewell, poor careless sinners! I love you dearly well; I've labored much to bring you With Jesus Christ to dwell, I now am bound to leave you— O tell me, will you go? But if you won't decide it, I'll bid you all adieu! | 8. We'll bid farewell to sorrow, To sickness, care, and pain, And mount aloft with Jesus For evermore to reign; We'll join to sing his praises Above the ethereal blue, And then, poor careless sinners What will become of you? | |