Scripture Verse

Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore. John 21:4

Introduction

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Henry L. Gilmour (1836–1920)

Words & Mu­sic: Hen­ry L. Gil­mour, 1897 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Jesus stood on the shore,
When the morn­ing came,
Appearing to His friends once more;
The be­lov­èd dis­ci­ple knew the Lord,
Who loved him as in days of yore.

Refrain

Jesus stands on the shore to­day,
Helping strug­gling souls by the way;
On the land, or wave, Je­sus waits to save,
He ne­ver turns a soul away.

Jesus stood by the way,
When the beg­gar blind,
For mer­cy cried thro’ na­ture’s night;
As he cast down his gar­ments at His feet,
By faith he there re­ceived his sight.

Refrain

Jesus stood by the grave
Of the friend He loved,
And showed His re­sur­rect­ion pow­er;
Quickly gave the com­mand,
Come forth, come forth,
Unloose, and let him go this hour.

Refrain

Jesus stand­eth to­day at the mer­cy-seat,
Our ad­vo­cate with God above;
Shows His nail piercèd hands,
And plead­ing stands,
Unchanging in His won­drous love.

Refrain