The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11353

11353. Will You Come To Jesus?

1 Oh, why thus stand with reluctant feet
Just on the verge of the rest so sweet?
While God invites, and your steps will greet,
Will you come to Jesus now?

Refrain:
Will you come to Jesus?
Will you come to Jesus?
Will you come to Jesus?
Will you come to Jesus now?

2 The Spirit strives, and yet there you stand
In sight of bliss and the glory-land;
Retreat is death in the sinking sand,
Will you come to Jesus now? [Refrain]

3 Your loved ones gone to the other shore
With unseen hands seem to beckon o’er;
Their voices hushed, yet they still implore,
Will you come to Jesus now? [Refrain]

4 The touch of death is upon your frame,
The marble slab soon will bear your name;
Lest you should suffer eternal shame,
Will you come to Jesus now? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, why thus stand with reluctant feet
• Title: Will You Come To Jesus?
• Author: John Marchant Whyte (1889)
• Refrain First Line: Will you come to Jesus?
• Source: The Joyful Sound by John R. Sweney and William J. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia: John J. Hood, 1889)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, why thus stand with reluctant feet]
• Composer: John Marchant Whyte
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain