Attend, and mark the solemn fast

Written as a joint production by John Logan and John Morison, this hymn first appeared as No. 28 in the draft Scottish Translations and Paraphrases (1781) as a version of Isaiah 58:5–9 in six stanzas of four lines. In the public worship edition issued by the Church of Scotland later that year, it appeared unaltered except for the first line of the sixth stanza. The joint authorship is confirmed by the markings of the eldest daughter of William Cameron.

The hymn passed into several modern collections, including Morison's Hymns Adapted to the Church Services (1860, No. 65). Centos have also entered American hymnals: stanzas 2–6, beginning "Do I delight in sorrow's dress," were included as No. 1148 in the American Sabbath Hymn Book (1858), while stanzas 3–6, beginning "Let such as feel oppression's load," appeared as No. 769 in Campbell's Comprehensive Hymn Book (1837).