I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.
Revelation 3:20
Words & Music: J. F. K. MacPherson, in Melodies of Grace and Truth, edited by Robert F. Beveridge (Lawrence, Massachusetts & Glasgow, Scotland: William McEwan & R. F. Beveridge, 1908), alt. (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know MacPherson’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Will you open the door of your heart tonight?
Outside Jesus patiently stands;
He is graciously waiting, how can you Him slight?
He’s knocking with nail piercèd hands.
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Just open the door of your heart tonight,
For Jesus now seeks you to win;
He is waiting outside,
Swing the door open wide,
And gladly He’ll enter in.
Will you open the door of your heart tonight?
Oh soul, will you longer delay?
When the Savior can free you from sin’s awful blight,
There’s danger and death in your way.
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Will you open the door of your heart tonight?
God’s Spirit is striving within;
He may never again with your stubborn will fight,
But leave you to perish in sin.
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Will you open the door of your heart tonight?
Don’t send the dear Savior away;
Lest He leave you forever condemned in God’s sight,
That awful reckoning day.
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