Joyful Sound ‎#27

27. Will You Come to Jesus?

1 Oh, why thus stand with reluctant feet
Just on the verge of this rest so sweet?
While God invites, and your steps will greet,
Will come to Jesus now?

Refrain:
Will you come to Jesus?
Will you come to Jesus?
Will you come to Jesus?
Will come to Jesus now?

2 Thy Spirit strives, and yet there you stand
In sight of bliss and the glory-land;
Retreat is death in the sinking sand,
Will come to Jesus now? [Refrain]

3 Your loved ones gone to the other shore
With unseen hands seem to beckon o’er;
Their voices hushed, yet they still implore,
Will come to Jesus now? [Refrain]

4 The touch of death is upon your frame,
The marble slab soon will bear your name;
Lest you should suffer eternal shame,
Will come to Jesus now? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, why thus stand with reluctant feet
• Title: Will You Come to Jesus?
• Author: J. M. W.
• Refrain First Line: Will you come to Jesus?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1889
• Copyright: Copyright, 1889, by John J. Hood.

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, why thus stand with reluctant feet]
• Composer: J. M. Whyte