Scripture Verse

I stand at the door and knock. Revelation 3:20

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Or­lan­do S. Grin­nell, in Gos­pel Me­lo­dies (Cleve­land, Ohio: Will­iam R. Smel­lie, 1885) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Grin­nell (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

O sin­ner, list­en while you may,
For Christ can wash your sins away;
He bore them all up­on the cross,
To save you from eter­nal loss.

Refrain

Waiting, wait­ing,
Christ is wait­ing to save;
Waiting, wait­ing,
Christ is wait­ing to save.

Oh, come to Christ! do not de­lay,
But seek His par­don while you may;
Oh, come just now, and do not wait,
Until the Spir­it says, Too late.

Refrain

Just as you are, oh hast­en now!
Confess your sins and hum­bly bow!
His migh­ty grace He will im­part,
His blood will cleanse your sin­ful heart.

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Oh! can it be you will re­fuse
To listen to such gra­cious news,
And shut your ears, and close your eyes,
And die the death that ne­ver dies?

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