Behold Me Standing at the Door!

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Behold me standing at the door

Author: Fanny Crosby
Tune: [Behold Me standing at the door] (Knapp)
Published in 66 hymnals

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1 Behold me standing at the door,
And hear me pleading evermore,
With gentle voice, O heart of sin,
May I come in? May I come in?

Refrain:
Behold me standing at the door,
And hear me pleading evermore;
Say, weary heart, oppressed with sin,
May I come in? May I come in?

2 I bore the cruel thorns for thee;
I waited long and patiently;
Say, weary heart, oppressed with sin,
May I come in? May I come in? [Refrain]

3 I would not plead with thee in vain;
Remember all my grief and pain!
I died to ransom thee from sin,
May I come in? May I come in? [Refrain]

4 I bring thee joy from heaven above;
I bring thee pardon, peace and love;
Say, weary heart, oppressed with sin,
May I come in? May I come in?

Source: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church #412

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Author: Fanny Crosby

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First Line:	Behold me standing at the door
Title:	Behold Me Standing at the Door!
Author:	Fanny Crosby
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	May I come in
Copyright:	Public Domain