Melodious Sonnets ‎#45

45. The Open Arms

1 Oh, why are you slighting the Saviour,
So patient, forgiving, and true?
The arms of his mercy are open;
He offers a welcome to you.

Refrain:
O come to the arms that are waiting,
They long have been waiting for you;
Oh, come to your loving Redeemer,
So gentle, forgiving and true.

2 Once led as a lamb to the slaughter,
He suffered, and languished, and died;
And now, in his tender compassion,
He shows you his hands and his side. [Refrain]

3 Again the dear Saviour is calling,
O turn ye, for why will ye die?
Your sun may go down in a moment,
The arrow of death may be night. [Refrain]

4 Again the dear Saviour is pleading;
Oh, look to his mercy and live;
The pleasures of time are but fleeting,
Then trust not the promise they give. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, why are you slighting the Saviour
• Title: The Open Arms
• Author: Henrietta E. Blair
• Refrain First Line: O come to the arms that are waiting
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1885
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, why are you slighting the Saviour]
• Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
• Notes: Public Domain.