Who Will Start for the Kingdom?

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Jesus is waiting, O sinner, for thee, Come to him now, come to him now

Author: T. Martin Towne
Tune: [Jesus is waiting, O sinner, for thee] (Towne)
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1 Jesus is waiting, O sinner, for thee,
Come to him now, come to him now;
List! he is pleading for you and for me,
Haste thee and unto him bow.

Refrain:
Who will start for the kingdom tonight?
Who’ll break away from the fetters so tight?
Who will turn from his sin and woe,
And to the Savior will trustingly go?

2 Heed ye his warnings and promises, too,
Dare to do right, dare to do right;
Join in the ranks of the humble and true,
Start for the kingdom tonight. [Refrain]

3 Jesus is ready for all who will come,
Ready to save, ready to save;
In his great mansion there ever is room,
Only on Jesus believe. [Refrain]

Source: Pearls of Praise #108

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Author: T. Martin Towne

Towne, T. Martin. (Coleraine, Franklin County, Massachusetts, May 31 [sic], 1835-- ). Methodist. Attended Williston's Seminary, East Hampton, Mass. 1855 to Hudson, New York, then Albany. Taught in Ypsilanti, Michigan, then Detroit. Settled in Janesville, Wisconsin. Served in the Civil War. Settled in Chicago; married Belle Kellogg. Keith C. Clark, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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First Line:	Jesus is waiting, O sinner, for thee, Come to him now, come to him now
Title:	Who Will Start for the Kingdom?
Author:	T. Martin Towne
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Who will start for the kingdom tonight
Copyright:	Public Domain