“Pilgrim, burthen’d with thy sin,
Come the way to Zion’s gate,
There, till Mercy let thee in,
Knock and weep and watch and wait.
Knock! - He knows the sinner’s cry!
Weep! - He loves the mourner’s tears:
Watch! - for saving grace is nigh:
Wait, - till heavenly light appears.
“Hark! it is the Bridegroom’s voice:
Welcome, pilgrim, to thy rest;