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Text:Knocking at the Door
Author:Mrs. M. B. C. Slade
Tune:[Who at my door is standing]
Composer:Dr. A. B. Everett

132. Knocking at the Door

1 Who at my door is standing—
Patiently drawing near,
Entrance within demanding?
Whose is the voice I hear?

Refrain:
Sweetly the tones are falling:—
"Open the door for me,
If thou wilt heed my calling,
I will abide with thee."

2 Lonely without he's staying—
Lonely within am I;
While I am still delaying,
Will he not pass me by? [Refrain]

3 All through the dark hours dreary,
Knocking again is he;
Jesus, art thou not weary,
Waiting so long for me? [Refrain]

4 Door of my heart, I hasten!
Thee will I open wide;
Though he rebuke and chasten,
He shall with me abide. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Who at my door is standing
Title: Knocking at the Door
Author: Mrs. M. B. C. Slade
Refrain First Line: Sweetly the tones are falling
Publication Date: 1883
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Who at my door is standing]
Composer: Dr. A. B. Everett
Notes: Public Domain.



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