When God, in great mercy, is coming so nigh?
Now Jesus invites you, the Spirit says Come!
And angels are waiting to welcome you home.
2. How vain the delusion, that while you delay
Your hearts may grow better, your chains melt away.
Come guilty, come wretched, come just as you are;
All helpless and dying, to Jesus repair.
3. The contrite in heart He will freely receive,
O why will you not the glad message believe?
If sin be your burden, why will you not come?
'Tis you He makes welcome, He bids you come home.
Scripture;
2 Kings 7:3;
Ezekiel 18:31; Luke 15:7;
Revelation 22:17
The hymn "O Turn Ye, O Turn Ye" was written by William C. Dix (1837–1898), a well-known English hymn writer. It was first published in 1867 in his collection Hymns of Love and Praise.
The hymn is a call for repentance and a reminder of the need for spiritual renewal, emphasizing God's mercy and the need to turn to Him in faith. It has been appreciated for its vivid imagery and its invitation to return to God, particularly with themes of Advent and repentance. The hymn's call to "turn" towards God serves as both a message of warning and a plea for redemption.
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