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Text:Someone Knocking
Author:Thomas N. Tipton
Tune:FUERTEVENTURA
Composer:John M. Whyte
Media:MIDI file

17040. Someone Knocking

1. Someone knock­ing, some­one plead­ing,
At the por­tal of my heart,
Sweetly plead­ing, oh, so earnest
Can I say to Him, de­part?

Refrain

Someone knock­ing, some­one plead­ing,
At the por­tal of my heart,
Sweetly plead­ing, oh, so ear­nest,
Can I say to Him, de­part?
Can I say to Him, de­part?

2. "Trust in Me," He gent­ly whis­pers,
"Sick and sad and sore thou art,
Trust in Me, and I will heal thee";
Shall I say to Him, de­part?

Refrain

3. I am wea­ry, I am trou­bled,
Oh, the bit­ter pain, the smart;
Rest and peace and joy He of­fers,
How can I bid Him d­epart?

Refrain

4. Tarry with me, oh, my Savior,
Here to Thee I yield my heart;
Enter in, I will re­ceive Thee,
Nevermore will say de­part.

Refrain

Text Information
First Line: Someone knocking, someone pleading, at the portal
Title: Someone Knocking
Author: Thomas N. Tipton
Refrain First Line: Someone knocking, someone pleading
Meter: 87.87.87.877
Language: English
Source: In Sing Out the Glad News, edited by John Whyte and David A. Whyte (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: William Briggs, 1885), number 24
Tune Information
Name: FUERTEVENTURA
Composer: John M. Whyte
Meter: 87.87.87.877
Key: G Major or modal



Media
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MIDI file: MIDI
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