I am the door; anyone who enters through Me will be saved, and will go in and out, and find pasture.
John 10:9
Words: Dwight Williams, in Winnowed Hymns, edited by Charles C. McCabe & Daniel T. MacFarlan (New York & Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main, 1873), page 27.
Music: Harmony by Silas J. Vail (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Vail (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
I am the door,
come in, come in,
And leave without thy load of sin;
The night is dark, the storm is wild,
O venture in, thou stranger child,
O venture in, thou stranger child.
I am the door,
come, gently knock,
And I will loose the heavy lock
That guards my Father’s precious fold;
Come in from darkness and from cold,
Come in from darkness and from cold.
I am the door,
no longer roam,
Here are thy treasures, here thy home;
I purchased them for thee and thine,
And paid the price in blood divine,
And paid the price in blood divine.
I am the door,
My Father waits
To make thee heir of rich estates;
Come, dwell with Him, and dwell with Me,
And thou My Father’s child shall be,
And thou My Father’s child shall be.
I am the door,
come in, come in,
And everlasting treasures win;
My Father’s house was built for thee,
And thou shalt share His home with Me,
And thou shalt share His home with Me.