Acts 24:25: He trembles, but he cannot stay

He trembles, but he cannot stay
And perfectly inquire the way,
To' escape the endless woe;
Convinced of his beloved crime;
Yet for a more convenient time,
He lets the present go.

x larm'd in vain the truth he hears,
Repentance fatally defers,
And faith in Jesus' name;
He waits as life were in his power,
Waits for a more convenient hour,
Which never, never came.

Neglecting such a time as this,
What crowds of guilty souls will miss
The true celestial way,
(Who would not, when they might repent.)
And in eternal groans lament,
Their damnable delay!