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| Text: | Why Do You Wait? |
| Author: | George F. Root |
| Tune: | [Why do you wait, dear brother] |
| Composer: | George F. Root |
1 Why do you wait, dear brother,
O why do you tarry so long?
Your Savior is waiting to give you
A place in His sanctified throng.
Refrain
Why not, why not,
Why not come to Him now?
Why not, why not,
Why not come to Him now?
2 What do you hope, dear brother,
To gain by a further delay?
There’s no one to save you but Jesus,
There’s no other way but His way. [Refrain]
3 Do you not feel, dear brother,
His Spirit now striving within?
O why not accept His salvation
And throw off your burden of sin? [Refrain]
4 Why do your wait, dear brother?
The harvest is passing away;
Your Savior is longing to bless you,
There's danger and death in delay. [Refrain]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Why do you wait, dear brother |
| Title: | Why Do You Wait? |
| Author: | George F. Root |
| Refrain First Line: | Why not, why not |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2001 |
| Topic: | Invitation; Salvation |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Why do you wait, dear brother] |
| Composer: | George F. Root |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
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