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

Words: Har­ri­et L. Church, in King­dom Songs, by Har­old Low­den & Ru­fus W. Mill­er (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hei­del­berg Press, 1914).

Music: C. Har­old Low­den (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Church (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Low­den,

portrait
Carl H. Lowden (1883–1963)

Lyrics

You know that you need
The dear Sav­ior of men,
And yet you have spurned Him
Again and again;
Why don’t you the door
Of your heart op­en wide,
And bid your Re­deem­er
Come in and abide?

Refrain

Now is the time to decide,
Now is the time to de­cide,
Reject Him no more,
Open wide your heart’s door,
Just now is the time to de­cide.

Your life with­out Je­sus
Cannot be com­plete;
His love shed abroad
In the heart makes it sweet;
And once you have tast­ed
The joys He will give,
You’ll won­der how ev­er
Without Him you’d live.

Refrain

He bears ev­ery bur­den,
He dries ev­ery tear,
Gives strength for each weak­ness
And casts out all fear;
With man­na from Hea­ven
Your soul He will feed,
His rich­es in glo­ry
Supply ev­ery need.

Refrain

These bless­ings are yours
Without mo­ney or price;
He asks not a thing
But com­plete sac­ri­fice;
And what you will give
You can ne­ver com­pare
With all the rich gifts
That with you He will share.

Refrain