The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16613

16613. The Gospel Invitation

1 We are told of the feast and the wedding,
Which the King had pre­pared in His home,
When the few that were bid­den had spurned it,
Many more were in­vit­ed to come.

Refrain:
Out on the high­ways, in­to the by­ways,
Over the moun­tain, ov­er the sea,
Carry the mes­sage, tell of sal­va­tion,
Ring out the tid­ings, "Mer­cy is free."

2 Christ, to­day spreads a ban­quet of mer­cy,
And His serv­ants in­vite to His home;
Sinner, all now is rea­dy and wait­ing,
On the high­ways of sin, cease to roam. [Refrain]

3 Slight no long­er the kind in­vi­ta­tion,
And the mes­sage of mer­cy we bring;
O, ac­cept now the boun­ty of Je­sus,
And sit down at the feet of thy king. [Refrain]

4 Still the Spir­it so ten­der­ly woos you,
And the Bride, full of love, echoes "come";
Him that heareth and will, who­so­ev­er,
Let him come to the heav­en­ly home. [Refrain]

5 In the day of the grand co­ro­na­tion,
On the throne of the great I AM,
We’ll be robed in the King’s wed­ding gar­ments,
At the dear mar­riage feast of the Lamb. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We are told of the feast and the wedding
• Title: The Gospel Invitation
• Author: Horace Neely Lincoln (1898)
• Refrain First Line: Out on the high­ways, in­to the by­ways
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [We are told of the feast and the wedding]
• Composer: W. H. Whitworth
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain