The Cyber Hymnal ‎#17036

17036. Not Willing That Any Should Perish

1. Not willing that any should perish,
The Father who dwelleth above,
His creatures to save and to nourish,
Is waiting in patience and love.

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Not willing that any should perish,
In pity and love let us go,
To seek, and to save, and to cherish
The lost ones who wander below.

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2. Not willing that any should perish,
Immanuel came from on high,
To seek, and to heal, and to save us,
On Calv’ry to suffer and die.

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3. Not willing that any should perish,
The Spirit is pleading today
The Word He has given to teach us,
To guide in the heavenly way.

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4. Not willing that any should perish,
Apostles, and martyrs, and saints
Have given their all to reclaim us,
And cheerfully borne our complaints.

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Text Information

• First Line: Not willing that any should perish
• Title: Not Willing That Any Should Perish
• Author: J. Madison Wright
• Refrain First Line: Not willing that any should perish
• Meter: 98.98 D
• Language: English
• Source: In Scriptural Songs (Ontario, Canada: Scriptural Songs Depository, 1915), number 256

Tune Information

• Name: KILKENNY
• Composer: Thoro Harris (1915)
• Meter: 98.98 D
• Key: F Major or modal