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Text:Heaven Bids You Come
Author:Geo. P. Hott
Tune:[Longing for mercy, for pardon and peace]
Composer:J. H. Ruebush

94. Heaven Bids You Come

1 Longing for mercy, for pardon and peace,
Seeking from sorrow release,
Only to feel that the burdens increase,
Burdens that weigh down your soul.

Refrain:
Come then to Jesus, make no delay,
Come while He bids you,
Come while you may.

2 Looking for pleasure in sinful employ,
Cherishing heart’s base alloy,
Learning too late that your hopes they destroy,
Making exchange of your soul. [Refrain]

3 Longing for heaven the home of the blest,
Wishing for mansions of rest,
Wasting the moments, the brightest and best,
Wronging your grief-laden soul. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Longing for mercy, for pardon and peace
Title: Heaven Bids You Come
Author: Geo. P. Hott
Refrain First Line: Come then to Jesus, make no delay
Language: English
Publication Date: 1902
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Longing for mercy, for pardon and peace]
Composer: J. H. Ruebush
Notes: Public Domain.



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