Scripture Verse

I stand at the door, and knock. Revelation 3:20

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Young Peo­ple’s Songs of Praise, ed­it­ed by Ira San­key (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1902), num­ber 162.

Music: Ira D. San­key (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

Let the bless­èd Sav­ior in,
He will cleanse from ev­ery sin;
He is wait­ing at thy door,
Hear Him call­ing o’er and o’er.

Refrain

Let Him in, let Him in;
Let the bless­èd Sav­ior in;
Do not keep Him longer wait­ing,
Let the bless­èd Sav­ior in.

Still His mer­cy pleads with thee,
Come and find re­demp­tion free;
Weak and help­less tho’ thou art,
He will bind thy brok­en heart.

Refrain

Still in pi­ty, lo, He stands,
Reaching forth His wound­ed hands;
Grieve His pa­tient love no more,
Open now the bolt­ed door.

Refrain