The Cyber Hymnal ‎#483

483. Bethesda Is Open

1. Bethesda is open, the angel has come,
The Spirit is calling for thee;
The waters are troubled, behold, there is room;
Salvation through Jesus is free.

Refrain
Salvation is free, salvation is free,
Salvation through Jesus is free;
The waters are troubled, behold, there is room,
Bethesda is open for thee.

2. Come press to the waters while mercy is here,
Accept of a cleansing complete;
O, hear the entreaty, dismissing your fear;
Lo, judgment and mercy now meet. [Refrain]

3. The house of Bethesda for sinners was built,
The pool is a fountain of love;
The waters are troubled for canceling guilt,
And still for our healing they move. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Bethesda is open, the angel has come
• Title: Bethesda Is Open
• Author: Frederick Denison (1877)
• Refrain First Line: Salvation is free, salvation is free
• Language: English
• Source: Welcome Tidings: A New Collection of Sacred Songs for the Sunday School, by Robert Lowry, W. Howard Doane & Ira D. Sankey (New York: Biglow & Main, 1877), number 10
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Bethesda is open, the angel has come]
• Composer: William Howard Doane
• Incipit: 51213 21216 55111
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain