The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5960

5960. Seeking, Calling, Knocking

1. Jesus is waiting to welcome the weary,
Worn with the world’s fruitless striving for peace;
Tired with a night-watch that knoweth no morning,
Sick with a heartache that earth cannot ease.

Refrain
Jesus is seeking; Jesus is calling;
Will you not come to Him now?
Jesus is knocking; Jesus is waiting,
Waiting to save you now.

2. Jesus is waiting, He standeth and knocketh,
Calling in love unto each one oppressed?
Come unto Me, sinner, weary and laden;
I will receive you and give you My rest. [Refrain]

3. Will you not come? you need no preparation;
Stay not to think, but come just as you are.
Bring nothing with you, for love giveth freely,
Peace—perfect peace—that no sorrow can mar. [Refrain]

4. O, I am yearning to see you unburdened;
Death did I suffer that you might be free.
Will you not come, and by life consecration,
Try to win others, and bring them to Me? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus is waiting to welcome the weary
• Title: Seeking, Calling, Knocking
• Author: Charlotte Murray (1890)
• Refrain First Line: Jesus is seeking; Jesus is calling
• Language: English
• Source: Living Hymns, by John Wanamaker and John R. Sweney (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1890), number 7
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesus is waiting to welcome the weary]
• Composer: Arthur J. Smith
• Incipit: 55565 53321 56671
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain