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728. Somebody's Knocking at Your Door

Somebody's knocking at your door;
somebody's knocking at your door;
O sinner, why don't you answer?
Somebody's knocking at your door.

1 Knocks like Jesus.
Somebody's knocking at your door.
Knocks like Jesus.
Somebody's knocking at your door.
O sinner, why don't you answer?
Somebody's knocking at your door.

2 Can't you hear him?
Somebody's knocking at your door.
Can't you hear him?
Somebody's knocking at your door.
O sinner, why don't you answer?
Somebody's knocking at your door.

3 Answer Jesus.
Somebody's knocking at your door.
Answer Jesus.
Somebody's knocking at your door.
O sinner, why don't you answer?
Somebody's knocking at your door.

Text Information

• First Line: Knocks like Jesus
• Title: Somebody's Knocking at Your Door
• Refrain First Line: Somebody's knocking at your door
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Matthew 7:7-8
  ;
  Luke 11:9-11
  ;
  John 11:28
  ;
  Revelation 3:20
• Topic: Discipleship and Mission; Invitation
• Source: African American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: SOMEBODY'S KNOCKING
• Arranger: Joy F. Patterson (1989)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: African American spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 1990 Joy F. Patterson

Text Information:

The description of the Son of Man as standing at the door and knocking (Revelation 3:20) has given rise to many visual and verbal representations of that figure. This African American spiritual uses its repeated phrases to imitate knocking and to give immediacy to this encounter.