Jesus is Waiting for Thee

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Open thy heart to the Savior

Author: E. R. Latta
Tune: [Open thy heart to the Savior]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Open thy heart to the Savior,
Jesus is waiting for thee;
Joyfully bid him to enter,
Jesus is waiting for thee.
Gently and patiently knocking,
Seeking admittance to gain;
Hearing no welcoming answer,
Knocking and seeking in vain.

Refrain:
Waiting for thee, waiting for thee,
Waiting for thee, Jesus is waiting for thee.

2 Not for himself is he caring,
Jesus is waiting for thee,
That he may give thee his blessing,
Jesus is waiting for thee.
Why wilt thou slight the Redeemer?
Why wilt thou peril thy soul?
Thou canst be saved thro’ no other,
Jesus alone can make whole. [Refrain]

3 Open thy heart to the Savior,
Jesus is waiting for thee;
That he may save thee forever,
Jesus is waiting for thee.
But will be bear with thee longer?
Longer thy welcome await?
Gladly receive the Redeemer,
Ere it is even too late. [Refrain]

Source: Pearls of Praise #133

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Author: E. R. Latta

Rv Eden Reeder Latta USA 1839-1915. Born at Haw Patch, IN, the son of a Methodist minister, (also a boyhood friend of hymn writer Willam A Ogden) he became a school teacher. During the American Civil War he preached for the Manchester Methodist Church and other congregations (possibly as a circuit rider filling empty pulpits). In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Wright, and they had five children: Arthur, Robert, Jennie, two others. He taught for the public schools of Manchester, and later Colesburg, IA. He moved to Guttenberg, IA, in the 1890s, and continued writing song lyrics for several major gospel composers, including William Ogden, James McGranahan, James Fillmore, and Edmund Lorenz. He wrote 1600+ songs and hymns, many being wi… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Open thy heart to the Savior
Title:	Jesus is Waiting for Thee
Author:	E. R. Latta
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Waiting for thee, waiting for thee
Publication Date:	1893
Copyright:	Public Domain