Why should I wait?  I can not flee
To other refuge than to Thee;
And vile and helpless tho' I be,
O Lord, I come to Thee.

Why should I wait?  I look within
And nothere there I see but sin
And Thou alone canst make me clean.
O Lord, I come to Thee.

Why should I wait?  while now, today,
I hear Thy voice in mercy say,
Sinner I wash thy sins away;
O Lord, I come to Thee.

Why should I wait?  I must not wait
Tomorrow's sun may be too late
And death may seal my hapless state;
O Lord, I come to Thee.