The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#416

416. 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:
We bear the name of Christians,
Thy name and sign we bear:
O, shame, thrice shame upon us!
To keep thee 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!
So, 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!

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus! thou art standing
• Author: William How
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Warning and Invitation

Tune Information

• Name: AURELIA
• Composer: Samuel S. Wesley
• Meter: 7s & 6s, D
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #492, 742, or 246.