The phrase "the morrow" resonates through 12 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the morrow
...Hasten, sinner, to be wise!
Stay not for the morrow’s sun:
Wisdom if you still despise,...
Hasten, sinner, to be wise!
Stay not for the morrow’s sun:
Wisdom if you still despise,
...Whispers in accents divine,
Take thou no thought for the morrow,
Only the present is thine....
Whispers in accents divine,
Take thou no thought for the morrow,
Only the present is thine.
...That threatened my bark to o’erwhelm,
But peace floated in the morrow,
My Father was guiding the helm....
That threatened my bark to o’erwhelm,
But peace floated in the morrow,
My Father was guiding the helm.
...Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow,
Praises voicing, greet the morrow:
Christ the Babe was born for you....
Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow,
Praises voicing, greet the morrow:
Christ the Babe was born for you.
...In golden splendor dawning,
The morrow’s light shall break;
Oh, on the last bright morning,...
In golden splendor dawning,
The morrow’s light shall break;
Oh, on the last bright morning,
...Dwell on blessings, not on sorrow,
And more bright may prove the morrow,
And some wrong you hold today,...
Dwell on blessings, not on sorrow,
And more bright may prove the morrow,
And some wrong you hold today,
...Enter in at mercy’s gate,
O delay not till the morrow,
Lest Thy coming be too late....
Enter in at mercy’s gate,
O delay not till the morrow,
Lest Thy coming be too late.
...Why must it be done?
Never borrow from the morrow—
Use the present sun....
Why must it be done?
Never borrow from the morrow—
Use the present sun.
...Or give place to other joys?
Shall I wait until the morrow
Brings me nearer to the tomb,...
Or give place to other joys?
Shall I wait until the morrow
Brings me nearer to the tomb,
...Will be felt for a day,
Nor be feared for the morrow.
He’s prepared thee a home—...
Will be felt for a day,
Nor be feared for the morrow.
He’s prepared thee a home—
...Still trust in His might;
Nor fear for the morrow,
That care will betide—...
Still trust in His might;
Nor fear for the morrow,
That care will betide—
...Of the life divine.
If on the morrow
Dangers shall come,...
Of the life divine.
If on the morrow
Dangers shall come,
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