Text: | O Jesus, Thou Art Standing |
Author: | William Walsham How (1823-1897) |
Tune: | ST. HILDA |
Alt. by: | Edward Husband (1843-1908) |
Composer: | Justin H. Knecht (1752-1817) |
1 O Jesus, thou art standing,
outside the fast closed door,
in lowly patience waiting
to pass the threshold o’er:
O shame, professing Christians,
his Name and sign who bear,
O shame, thrice shame upon us,
to keep him standing there!
2 O Jesus, thou art knocking;
and lo, that hand is scarred,
and thorns thy brow encircle,
and tears thy face have marred:
O love that passeth knowledge,
so patiently to wait!
O sin that hath no equal,
so fast to bar the gate!
3 O Jesus, thou art pleading
in accents meek and low,
“I died for you, my children,
and will you treat me so?”
O Lord, with shame and sorrow
we open now the door;
dear Savior, enter, enter,
and leave us never more.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O Jesus, Thou art standing Outside the fast-closed door |
Title: | O Jesus, Thou Art Standing |
Author: | William Walsham How (1823-1897) (1867) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D. |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Topic: | Gospel: Invitation |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. HILDA |
Composer: | Justin H. Knecht (1752-1817) (1799) |
Alt. by: | Edward Husband (1843-1908) (1871) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D. |
Incipit: | 11712 22133 23427 |
Key: | D Major |