Scripture Verse

I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20

Introduction

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Jesus Knocking at the Door
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Words: John K. Ro­berts, in Life and Ser­vice Hymns, com­piled by R. E. Ma­gill (Rich­mond, Vir­ginia: On­ward Press, Pres­by­ter­ian Com­mit­tee of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1917), num­ber 12.

Music: Goi­ân­ia John K. Ro­berts, 1917 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

The Sav­ior stands out­side the door
In lov­ing mer­cy wait­ing there;
And longs to pass the thresh­old o’er,
To free thy life from earth­born care.

Refrain

He knocks! He knocks! un­bar the door,
Lest He de­part for­ev­er­more;
He knocks! He knocks! O let Him in,
He’ll cleanse thy heart from ev­ery sin.

He knocks with hands all rent and torn
With cru­el spikes nailed to the tree,
And in His body there hath borne
The pe­nal­ty of sin for thee.

Refrain

Accept Him now, thy Sav­ior, friend,
While there is time thy lamp to trim,
Lest woe shall be thine aw­ful end
For hav­ing thus re­ject­ed Him.

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