Scripture Verse

Behold, 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 & Mu­sic: George H. Ry­der, in Tri­um­phant Songs, by Ed­win O. Ex­cell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ed­win O. Ex­cell, 1887), num­ber 15 (🔊 pdf nwc). The song was de­di­cat­ed to ev­an­gel­ist Sam P. Jones.

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

Lyrics

Brother! hear the Sav­ior call­ing,
See the sweat-drops on His brow;
Brother! see the tear­drops fall­ing,
Harken! He is calling now.

Refrain

Oh, hear the Sav­ior’s voice,
In ac­cents sweet and clear;
He bids your heart re­joice,
You need no longer fear.

Brother! see the Sav­ior stand­ing,
Mild com­pass­ion in His eye,
Lovingly His arms ex­tend­ing,
Brother! say, why will you die?

Refrain

Brother! hast­en thy re­pent­ing,
He is rea­dy to for­give;
Brother! hast­en thy re­lent­ing,
While He gent­ly bids thee live.

Refrain

Brother! hast­en His re­joic­ing,
Angels wait to bless you now;
They are list­en­ing for the voic­ing
Of your ear­nest, so­lemn vow.

Refrain