Scripture Verse

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive…and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

Introduction

Words: John Love, Jr., in Joy­ful Song‎, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1889), page 147.

Music: John J. Lowe (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Jesus calls thee, wan­d’rer, come;
Calls to­day, calls to­day,
Longs to bid thee wel­come home,
Home to­day, home to­day;
Wondrous love His heart doth feel,
Wondrous love He would re­veal,
For His own thy life would seal,
Seal to­day, seal to­day.

Refrain

Come to­day, come to­day,
Hear the bless­èd Sav­ior say:
I will cleanse thy sins away;
Why delay? why delay?

Patiently He waits for thee,
Waits to­day, waits to­day,
Offers full sal­va­tion free,
Free to­day, free to­day;
Wouldst thou know His sav­ing grace?
Wouldst thou feel His strong em­brace?
Thro’ thy life His fa­vor trace?
Yield to­day, yield to­day.

Refrain

He will cleanse your sins away,
All away, all away;
Why de­lay the glo­ri­ous day?
Why de­lay? why de­lay?
Oh, the joy you might re­ceive
If on Him you would be­lieve,
Thought nor fan­cy can con­ceive:
Don’t de­lay, don’t de­lay.

Refrain

Now He pleads with ten­der voice,
Pleads to­day, pleads to­day,
Make His love your sac­red choice,
Choose to­day, choose to­day;
Shall His plead­ing be re­fused?
Shall His mer­cy be abused?
Come, by grace di­vine en­thused,
Come to­day, come to­day.

Refrain