"Hinder Me Not"

A hymn written by Joseph Irons in Zion's Hymns. (in common meter)

"Hinder Me Not"

1. Arous'd from nature's awful sleep,
By Jesus' quick'ning grace,
From Satan's bonds I fain would leap,
And run the Christian race.

2. When foes without, and foes within,
Their pow'r and malice try
To hold me in the arms of sin,
"Hinder me not," I cry.

3. Heav'n is in view, and Christ invites,
'Tis vain to urge my stay;
In sacred things my soul delights,
"Hinder me not," I pray.

4. Should hell alarm, and earth allure,
Since Jesus speeds my way,
I'll all forego, and all endure,
"Hinder me not," I'll say.

5. When call'd to tread death's gloomy way,
While friends around me cling,
Still looking forth to realms of day,
"Hinder me not," I'll sing.