1.  Haste, traveler, haste! the night comes on, - And many a shining hour is gone; - The storm is gathering in the west, - And thou art far from home and rest.

2.  O far from home thy footsteps stray; - Christ is the life, and Christ the way, - And Christ the light; thy setting sun - Sinks ere thy morning is begun.

3.  Awake, awake! pursue thy way - With steady course, while yet ’tis day; - While thou art sleeping on the ground, - Danger and darkness gather round.

4.  The rising tempest sweeps the sky; - The rains descend, the winds are high; - The waters swell, and death and fear - Beset thy path, nor refuge near.

5.  O yes! a shelter you may gain, - A covert from the wind and rain, - A hiding-place a rest, a home, - A refuge from the wrath to come.

6.  Then linger not in all the plain, - Flee for thy life, the mountain gain; - Look not behind, make no delay, - O speed thee, speed thee on thy way!

7.  Poor, lost, benighted soul! art thou - Wiling to find salvation now? - There yet is hope; hear mercy’s call: - Truth! Life! Light! Way! in Christ is all.