Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Bright Jew­els, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry (New York: Big­low & Main, 1869), num­ber 132.

Music: Will­iam F. Sher­win (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William F. Sherwin (1826–1888)

Lyrics

The Mas­ter is come, and call­eth for thee,
He stands at the door of thy heart,
No friend so for­giv­ing, so gen­tle as He,
Oh, say, wilt thou let Him de­part?

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Patiently wait­ing, ear­nest­ly plead­ing,
Jesus, thy Sav­ior, knocks at thy heart,
Patiently wait­ing, ear­nest­ly plead­ing,
Jesus, thy Sav­ior, knocks at thy heart.

The Mas­ter has come, with bless­ings for thee,
Arise, and His mes­sage re­ceive;
Thy ran­som is pur­chased, thy par­don is free,
If thou wilt re­pent and be­lieve.

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The Mas­ter has come, and call­eth thee now,
This mo­ment what joy may be thine;
How ten­der that smile that il­lum­ines His brow,
A pledge of His favor di­vine.

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He waits for thee still, then haste with de­light,
Oh, fly to the arms of His love;
Press on to that beau­ti­ful man­sion of light,
Prepared in His king­dom above.

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