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He Waits for Thee

Representative Text

1 He waits for thee with wondrous grace,
Divine compassion in His face;
With wounded brow and nail-scarred hands,
The Saviour on the threshold stands.

Refrain:
He waits for thee!
He waits for thee!
Was ever love so full and free?
No longer close thy heart in sin,
But let the loving Saviour in.

2 He waits for thee in patient love,
To bring thee blessings from above,
And o’er thy hardened heart doth yearn;
O canst thou still thy Saviour spurn? [Refrain]

3 He waits for thee, yet time grows late,
Note ever thus will Jesus wait;
Receive Him, ere He pleads no more,
And Christ, rejected, leaves the door. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Faith and Hope Number 2 #50

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Author: Elsie Duncan Yale

Born: Oc­to­ber 21, 1873, Brook­lyn, New York. Died: Jan­u­a­ry 30, 1956, San Ber­nar­di­no Coun­ty, Cal­i­for­nia. Pseudonym: Grace Gor­don. Elsie’s fa­ther was New York Shipp­ing Com­miss­ion­er Charles C. Dun­can. --www.hymntime.com… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: He waits for thee with wondrous grace
Title: He Waits for Thee
Author: Elsie Duncan Yale
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He waits for thee
Copyright: Public Domain
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New Songs of the Gospel No. 2 #52

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Songs for All #86

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Songs of Faith and Hope Number 2 #50

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Songs of Service #113

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The Voice of Praise No. 2 #168

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