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Author: Julia H. Johnston Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: What hinders your coming to Jesus Refrain First Line: What is it that hinders your coming? Lyrics: 1 What hinders your coming to Jesus, What hinders your coming today? He offers His grace and His pardon, Tell Jesus what stands in the way. Chorus: What is it that hinders your coming? You may find this salvation today; The Saviour is ready and waiting, O why do you longer delay? 2 If pleasures and earthly enjoyment Have hindered your coming before, O tarry no longer but prove Him, Who offers you joy evermore. [Chorus] 3 The fearful, the troubled and doubting, May lovingly lean on His breast; O trust Him who offers salvation, Come now to His arms and be blest. [Chorus] 4 What hinders your coming to Jesus? The fear that you may not hold out? His mercy endureth forever, O how can you linger in doubt? [Chorus] Topics: Special Solos Used With Tune: [What hinders your coming to Jesus]

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KONYA

Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: S. D. Goodale Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 53332 32151 33334 Used With Text: What Hinders?

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What Hinders?

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: Redemption Songs #759 (1937) First Line: What hinders your coming to Jesus Refrain First Line: What is it that hinders your coming? Lyrics: 1 What hinders your coming to Jesus, What hinders your coming today? He offers His grace and His pardon, Tell Jesus what stands in the way. Chorus: What is it that hinders your coming? You may find this salvation today; The Saviour is ready and waiting, O why do you longer delay? 2 If pleasures and earthly enjoyment Have hindered your coming before, O tarry no longer but prove Him, Who offers you joy evermore. [Chorus] 3 The fearful, the troubled and doubting, May lovingly lean on His breast; O trust Him who offers salvation, Come now to His arms and be blest. [Chorus] 4 What hinders your coming to Jesus? The fear that you may not hold out? His mercy endureth forever, O how can you linger in doubt? [Chorus] Topics: Special Solos Languages: English Tune Title: [What hinders your coming to Jesus]

What Hinders?

Author: Julia H. Johnston, 1849-1919 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11620 Meter: 9.8.9.8 D First Line: What hinders your coming to Jesus Refrain First Line: What is it that hinders your coming? Lyrics: 1 What hinders your coming to Jesus, What hinders your coming today? He offers His grace and His pardon, Tell Jesus what stands in the way. Refrain: What is it that hinders your coming? You may find this salvation today. The Savior is ready and waiting; O why do you longer delay? 2 If pleasures and earthly enjoyment Have hindered your coming before, O tarry no longer, but prove Him, Who offers you joy evermore. [Refrain] 3 The fearful, the troubled and doubting, May lovingly lean on His breast; O trust Him who offers salvation, Come now to His arms and be blest. [Refrain] 4 What hinders your coming to Jesus? The fear that you may not hold out? His mercy endureth forever; O how can you linger in doubt? [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: KONYA

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Julia H. Johnston

1849 - 1919 Author of "What Hinders?" in Redemption Songs Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)