The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6147

6147. The Slighted Stranger

1. A Stranger stands outside the door,
And longs thy Guest to be;
He knows thy name, for o’er and o’er
He softly calls to thee!
His hands are pierced, His brow is torn,
His face is sad, but sweet—
It is the Lord of Paradise!
Arise, thy Savior greet.

Refrain
He was wounded for thy transgressions;
He was bruisèd for thy sin;
Yet He stands at thy heart’s door pleading,
Why, O why not let Him in?

2. From lonely, dark Gethsemane,
Thru Pilate’s hall of shame,
Up over cruel Calvary,
To thee in love He came!
Despised! Rejected! Crucified!
O love, O grace unknown,
That He should still remember thee,
And claim thee for His own! [Refrain]

3. Yet still He waits and calls to thee,
Although ye scarce can hear
The pleading voice, so often has
It fallen on thine ear:
O soul, arise and let Him in,
Lest from the bolted door
In sorrow He should turn away,
To call for thee no more. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: A Stranger stands outside the door
• Title: The Slighted Stranger
• Author: Charles H. Gabriel (1908)
• Refrain First Line: He was wounded for thy transgressions
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [A Stranger stands outside the door]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1908)
• Incipit: 55667 65535 31675
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain