Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#322

322. O Jesus, Thou art standing

1 O Jesus, Thou art standing
Outside the fast-closed door,
In lowly patience waiting
To pass the threshold o'er:
Shame on us, Christian brethren,
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 ye treat Me so?"
O Lord, with shame and sorrow
We open now the door:
Dear Saviour, enter, enter,
And leave us nevermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus, Thou art standing
• Author: William Walsham How (1867)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Repentance

Tune Information

• Name: ST. EDITH
• Composer: Justin Heinrich Knecht (1799)
• Adapter: Edward Husband (1871)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: E Major