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JESUS IS PASSING THIS WAY (Crosby)

Scripture Verse

They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by, and he cried, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. Luke 18:37–38

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, 1895, in Bright Gems from Fif­ty Au­thors, ed­it­ed by Phil­ip Phil­lips (New York: Mast, Crow­ell & Kirk­pat­rick, 1887 & 1895) num­ber 30. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as An­nie James, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: W. How­ard Doane (🔊 ).

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Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

Is there a heart that is wait­ing,
Longing for par­don to­day?
Hear the glad mes­sage pro­claim­ing,
Jesus is pass­ing this way.

Refrain

Jesus is pass­ing this way,
This way, to­day;
Jesus is pass­ing this way,
Is pass­ing this way to­day.

Is there a heart that has wan­dered?
Come with thy bur­den to­day;
Mercy is ten­der­ly plead­ing,
Jesus is pass­ing this way.

Refrain

Is there a heart that is brok­en?
Weary and sigh­ing for rest?
Come to the arms of the Sav­ior,
Pillow thy head on His breast.

Refrain

Come to thy on­ly Re­deem­er,
Come to His in­fi­nite love;
Come to the gate that is lead­ing
Homeward to man­sions ab­ove.

Refrain