Hear the Invitation

Hear the precious invitation, Whosoever will may come

Author: Laurene Highfield
Tune: [Hear the precious invitation] (Belue)
Published in 3 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Hear the pre­cious in­vi­ta­tion,
Whosoever will may come;
In the Fa­ther’s many man­sions,
For His child­ren there is room.
Christ the Lord has gone be­fore you,
To pre­pare a dwell­ing place
For the souls who do His bid­ding,
And ac­cept His love and grace.

2 Come and taste the liv­ing wa­ter,
Flowing from the Fa­ther’s throne;
Come and share in joys more ho­ly
Than your life has ev­er known.
Lay aside all fear and doubt­ing,
Take the gifts He of­fers thee;
Hope and joy and full sal­va­tion,
Christ the Lord will give you free.

3 Seek ye first the heav’n­ly king­dom,
Putting world­ly gain aside;
Find a place be­side the Sav­ior,
Where you may in peace abide.
Do not dread the cross He gives you,
He Him­self will bear a part;
Strive each day to be more wor­thy
Of a place with­in His heart.

4 Hear the pre­cious in­vi­ta­tion
And ac­cept your Lord to­day;
When He of­fers rest and par­don,
Can you long­er stay away?
Endless life awaits your choos­ing;
Will you not de­cide aright,
In the way He sets be­fore you,
Walk by faith in­stead of sight?


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16102

Author: Laurene Highfield

Laurene Highfield was born in Quincy, Illinois. She wrote about three hundred hymns and sacred songs, the libretto of one orotorio and several cantatas among other works. NN Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Hear the precious invitation, Whosoever will may come
Title: Hear the Invitation
Author: Laurene Highfield
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16102
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The Cyber Hymnal #16102

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