Jesus is wait­ing to wel­come the weary,
Worn with the world’s fruit­less striv­ing for peace;
Tired with a night-watch that know­eth no morn­ing,
Sick with a heart­ache that earth can­not ease.

Refrain

Jesus is seek­ing; Je­sus is call­ing;
Will you not come to Him now?
Jesus is knock­ing; Je­sus is wait­ing,
Waiting to save you now.

Jesus is wait­ing, He stand­eth and knock­eth,
Calling in love un­to each one op­pressed?
Come un­to Me, sin­ner, wea­ry and laden;
I will re­ceive you and give you My rest.

Refrain

Will you not come? you need no pre­pa­ra­tion;
Stay not to think, but come just as you are.
Bring no­thing with you, for love giv­eth free­ly,
Peace—per­fect peace—that no sor­row can mar.

Refrain

O, I am yearn­ing to see you un­bur­dened;
Death did I suf­fer that you might be free.
Will you not come, and by life con­se­cra­tion,
Try to win oth­ers, and bring them to Me?

Refrain