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Text:The Time Is Now
Author:W. E. M.
Tune:[Patiently Jesus is calling you]
Composer:W. Elmo Mercer

450. The Time Is Now

Text Information
First Line: Patiently Jesus is calling you
Title: The Time Is Now
Author: W. E. M.
Refrain First Line: The time is now, the Lord is here
Language: English
Publication Date: 1968
Copyright: © 1967 by John T. Benson, Jr.
Tune Information
Name: [Patiently Jesus is calling you]
Composer: W. Elmo Mercer
Incipit: 53332 11166 51354
Copyright: © 1967 by John T. Benson, Jr.



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