Scripture Verse

I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20

Introduction

Words: A. C. Hulse, in The New Song (New York: S. T. Gor­don & Son, 1875), page 40, alt.

Music: An­to­fa­gas­ta Aar­on Coons (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Hulse’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him or Coons (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

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Jesus Knocking at the Door
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God is knock­ing, ev­er knock­ing,
At the heart’s thrice bolt­ed door,
Which we’re lock­ing, ev­er lock­ing,
As we oft have done be­fore;
And we hear, yet hear­ing hear not,
While we fast se­cure the door.

He is call­ing! He is call­ing!
In a soft and gen­tle tone;
To the fall­en! and the fail­ing!
To the wea­ry and the lone;
Still they an­swer not the sum­mons,
Till the Spir­it-voice has flown.

He’s en­treat­ing! e’er en­treat­ing!
By His mer­cy, by His care,
Knocking! knock­ing! and re­peat­ing;
Calling! call­ing! this His pray­er:
Let Me en­ter! Hear it, mor­tal!
God is wait­ing at the door.