Scripture Verse

My Spirit shall not always strive with man. Genesis 6:3

Introduction

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Thomas J. Farris
1887–1956)

Words: A. Ro­ten, in Voic­es for Christ, ed­it­ed by Sam­uel W. Beaz­ley (Cor­inth, Mis­sis­sip­pi: R. L. Page Mu­sic, 1921).

Music: Tho­mas J. Far­ris (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ro­ten’s full name, where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Far­ris,

Lyrics

Oh, sin­ner, turn to Je­sus now,
No long­er make de­lay;
Since Je­sus died on Cal­va­ry,
And op­ened up the way.

Refrain

Oh won’t you come to Je­sus, be saved to­day,
He’s ear­nest­ly plead­ing for all;
The time will come when ’twill be too late,
Too late to an­swer the call.

The in­vi­ta­tion is to you,
Oh, come with­out de­lay;
While Je­sus pleads so ten­der­ly,
Now won’t you come to­day?

Refrain

The Lord has been so good to you,
And saved you from all harm;
But still He says, My Spi­rit shall
Not al­ways strive with man.

Refrain

The time will come, when Christ will say,
Your days on earth are o’er;
When you are doomed and cast away,
You’ll hear My voice no more.

Refrain