You almost persuade me to be a Christian.
Acts 26:28
Words: Peter P. Bilhorn, Hymns of His Grace No. 1 (Chicago, Illinois: Bilhorn Brothers, 1907), page 67.
Music: Römerstraße Peter P. Bilhorn, 1907 (🔊 pdf nwc)
If you know when this song was written,
Almost, but still I resisted,
Almost, but never believed;
Almost, but waited and waited,
Till the sweet Spirit was grieved.
Refrain
Now is the time to receive Him,
Now is the time to be saved;
Now, while the Spirit is pleading,
Now, Jesus waiteth to save.
Almost at one time I yielded,
Almost at one time was saved;
Almost, but drifted and drifted,
Satan thus held me enslaved.
Refrain
Almost, why longer refuse Him?
Almost, O lost one, believe;
Almost, swing open thy heart’s door,
Jesus the Savior receive.
Refrain