Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#204

204. Behold a stranger at the door!

1 Behold a stranger at the door!
He gently knocks,--has knock'd before,
Hath waited long--is waiting still:
You treat no other friend so ill.

2 Oh, lovely attitude, he stands
With melting heart and loaded hands!
Oh, matchless kindness! and he shows
This matchless kindness to his foes!

3 But will he prove a friend indeed?
He will; the very friend you need;
The friend of sinners--yes, 'tis He,
With garments dy'd at Calvary.

4 Admit him, ere his anger burn,
His feet departed ne'er return;
Admit him, or the hour's at hand,
You'll at his door rejected stand.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold a stranger at the door!
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  Revelation 3:20
• Topic: Behold, I stand at the door; Holy Spirit: From the love of Christ

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