Light in the Valley ‎#154

154. The Knock of the Nail-Pierced Hand

1 Does thou know at thy bolted heart's-door tonight,
The Saviour in meekness doth stand,
And longs for admission? pray, listen now
To the knock of the nail-pierced hand.

Chorus:
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand,
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand;
Swing the door open wide,
Bid him enter and abide,
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand.

2 Outside he has stood thro' the length of the years,
Since Mother the love-flame first fanned;
You have spursed and rejected,
O give heed to-night
To the knock of the nail-pierced hand. [Chorus]

3 You turn not away when a friend's at your door,
Here's one there's none like in the land,
Who asks to come in to forever abide;
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand. [Chorus]

4 All the pain and the shame of his death on the tree
A welcome from you should command,
Since the weight of your sins in his body he bore;
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's-door tonight
• Title: The Knock of the Nail-Pierced Hand
• Author: John R. Clements
• Refrain First Line: Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Revival
• Copyright: Copyright, 1897, by Jno. R. Sweney

Tune Information

• Name: [Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's-door tonight]
• Composer: Jno. R. Sweney
• Key: F Major or modal