Seek the Lord

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Seek the Lord and ye shall live

Author: J. B. Atchinson
Tune: [Seek the Lord and ye shall live]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 “Seek the Lord and ye shall live,”
Seek the Lord and he’ll forgive;
Seek Him, sinner, as you are,
Seek the Lord in earnest prayer;
“Seek the Lord and ye shall live,”
Seek Him, for He will receive
Wretched, helpless, poor and blind,
Seek the Lord and ye shall find,
Seek the Lord and ye shall find.

2 “Seek the Lord and ye shall live,”
This your pray’r, “I do believe;”
Seek Him early, now, today,
Seek the Lord without delay;
“Seek the Lord and ye shall live,”
Burdened souls he will relieve;
Weary pilgrims seeking rest,
Find it, leaning on His breast,
Find it, leaning on His breast.

3 “Seek the Lord and ye shall live,”
He is seeking you to save;
Now He’s calling, hear Him cry!
Seek Him not, and ye shall die!
“Seek the Lord and ye shall live,”
O do not His spirit grieve;
Seek Him now and by and by,
He will take you home on high,
He will take you home on high.

Source: The Helper in Sacred Song: for Sunday-schools, churches, and devotional services #29

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Author: J. B. Atchinson

Atchinson, Jonathan Bush, born at Wilson, New York, Feb. 17, 1840, and "licensed as a Methodist Preacher," Sept. 6, 1874. Of his hymns the following are the best known:— 1. Behold the stone is rolled away. [Easter.] This was Mr. Atchinson's first hymn. It appeared in the Sunday School Times, Dec. 1874. It is not in use in Great Britain. 2. Fully persuaded, Lord, I believe. [Faith.] Written in 1874 or 1875, and first published in Gospel Hymns, No. 1. It is given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 149, with music by W. F. Sherwin. 3. I have read of a beautiful city. [Heaven.] Written about the same time as the former, and published in Gospel Hymns. It is given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 4… Go to person page >

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