Revival Hymns ‎#81

81. Lo! a Stranger at the portal stands

1 Lo! a Stranger at the portal stands,
Gently knocking with His nail-pierced hands;
Fair and kingly, tho’ with thorn-crowned brow,
He is waiting—let Him enter now!

Refrain:
He is knocking, He is knocking,
Knocking at the portal of your heart!
Life and hope within His hand He holds;
Can you say to Him, “Depart!”
Can you say to Him, “Depart!”

2 You have scorned the bleeding sacrifice,
You have spurned the joys of paradise;
He who trod for you the way of pain,
Still has mercy; must He wait in vain? [Refrain]

3 Thro’ His tears in dark Gethsemane,
With His dying eyes on Calvary,
Jesus saw alone your soul’s great need;
Now He comes His wondrous love to plead. [Refrain]

4 Bid His cross your lowly threshold o’er;
Where He dwells is joy forevermore.
Open now! He will not always wait;
Soon your soul will cry, “Too late, too late!” [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Lo! a Stranger at the portal stands
• Author: Harriet H. Pierson
• Refrain First Line: He is knocking
• Publication Date: 1905

Tune Information

• Name: [Lo! a Stranger at the portal stands]
• Composer: D. B. Towner