Scripture Verse

Now is the accepted time…now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2

Introduction

Words: Eli­za D. Hand, 1917. Ap­peared in Vic­to­ri­ous Ser­vice Songs, com­piled by Ho­mer A. Ro­de­hea­ver (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois & Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: The Ro­de­hea­ver Com­pa­ny, 1925), num­ber 222.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Hand (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

O why will you long­er your choice de­lay?
The Sav­ior is wait­ing for you;
Then come to Him now, and re­pent­ing, say:
Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?

Refrain

Now, just now is the time,
Now, just now is the time;
Now is the day of sal­va­tion: Come, come just now.

O come while He calls you, just as you are;
While mer­cy is of­fered to all;
Return, tho’ in sin you have wan­dered far;
O hear, and at­tend to His call.

Refrain

O why will you doubt Him, re­fuse His love,
Why grieve Him by turn­ing away?
He’s plead­ing with you from the throne above;
O come, then, while yet it is day.

Refrain

He knocks at the door of your trem­bling heart;
O will you not let Him come in?
Unbar it, or He may ere long de­part,
And leave you all hope­less in sin.

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