Are caught within the fowler’s snare,
E’en so the last of days will seize thee.
The last of days the Lord delays,
Because of that great love He bears us;
That men may turn and mend their ways,
In tender mercy thus He spares us:
He gently deals with those He loveth,
And if He long retards the day,
To call them from the world away,
Their faith, and hope, and love He proveth.