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Text:Open Thy Heart
Author:Richard Henry Buck
Tune:[Open thy heart to the love of the Savior]
Composer:Adam Geibel
Media:MIDI file

8769. Open Thy Heart

1 Open thy heart to the love of the Savior,
List to His pleading while yet you may;
His is the hand that will safely lead you,
Up to the glory of endless day.

Refrain:
Open thy heart! Open thy heart!
Let in the sunshine from Heaven above;
List to His voice, come and rejoice!
Open thy heart to the Savior’s love.

2 Oft in the shadow, when friends all forsake you,
Jesus is waiting to hear your call;
Leading the way thro’ the storm and darkness,
Savior—Redeemer—yes, all in all. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Open thy heart to the love of the Savior
Title: Open Thy Heart
Author: Richard Henry Buck (1901)
Refrain First Line: Open thy heart! Open thy heart!
Language: English
Source: Uplifted Voices (Philadelphia: Geibel & Lebman, 1901)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Open thy heart to the love of the Savior]
Composer: Adam Geibel
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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