Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2
Words: Henry G. Jackson, in Honey Out of the Rock, by William S. Nickle & George J. Meyer (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1894), number 126.
Music: Agrigento Viola F. Mixer, 1894 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Mixer (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Sinner, now the Spirit warns you,
Seek salvation while you may,
Now the door of mercy’s open,
But there’s danger in delay.
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Come to Jesus, come to Jesus,
At His feet now humbly bow;
Oh, delay not, oh, delay not;
But come, come to Jesus now.
Heed the Gospel invitation,
Fly to Christ from sin and shame;
Pardon now is offered freely,
Freely offered in His name.
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Long you’ve halted, doubting, wav’ring,
Half persuaded to obey,
Long you’ve tarried at life’s portals,
O come in, come in today.
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Wait no longer, Jesus calls you,
Now decide for Him to live;
Come and prove His boundless mercy,
Prove how freely He’ll forgive.
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Justified by faith in Jesus,
All your doubts and fears will cease,
And your soul become God’s temple,
Filled with light and love and peace.
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