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Appears in 916 hymnals Topics: Invitation and Decision First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy Refrain First Line: He is calling, "Come to me!" Used With Tune: [There's a wideness in God's mercy]

God Calling Yet

Author: J. borthwick Appears in 429 hymnals Topics: Invitation and Decision First Line: God calling yet! Shall I not hear? Refrain First Line: God is calling, calling yet Used With Tune: [God calling yet! Shall I not hear?]

Why Not Now?

Author: El Nathan Appears in 261 hymnals Topics: Invitation and Decision First Line: While we pray and while we plead Refrain First Line: Why not now? Why not now Used With Tune: [While we pray and while we plead]

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[Would you be free from your burden of sin?]

Appears in 302 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: L. E. Jones Topics: Invitation and Decision Incipit: 55555 56665 17222 Used With Text: There is Power in the Blood

[There's a wideness in God's mercy]

Appears in 106 hymnals Topics: Invitation and Decision Incipit: 56531 21656 53132 Used With Text: He is Calling

[I am coming to the cross]

Appears in 448 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. G. Fisher Topics: Invitation and Decision Incipit: 51312 31345 65321 Used With Text: I am Trusting, Lord, in Thee

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When Are You Coming Home?

Author: T. O. Chisholm Hymnal: Uplifting Songs #149 (1917) Topics: Invitation and Decision First Line: O soul far away in the wilderness straying Refrain First Line: When, when when are you coming? Lyrics: 1 O soul far away in the wilderness straying, When are you coming home? The Spirit is pleading, and lov’d ones are praying, When are you coming home? In vain on the husks of the world you are feeding, In vain you seek rest, your feet weary and bleeding, Your rest is not there, it is Jesus you’re needing, When are you coming home? Refrain: When, when, when are you coming? When are you coming home? A feast He will spread, as a son to receive you, When are you coming home? 2 How long you’ve neglected God’s gift of salvation! When are you coming home? How often you’ve slighted His great invitation; When are you coming home? O think of your childhood, of life’s fair beginning, And think of the years you have wasted with sinning, And think of the cross with its infinite meaning, When are you coming home? [Refrain] 3 Your Father in heaven is looking and yearning, When are you coming home? His welcome and pardon await your returning, When are you coming home? The night fast approacheth, the shadows are falling, And ere long will follow the darkness appalling, O listen for God is still tenderly calling, When are you coming home? [Refrain] Tune Title: [O soul far away in the wilderness straying]

More Like the Master

Author: C. H. G. Hymnal: New Awakening Songs #102 (1936) Topics: Invitation and Decision First Line: More like the Master I would ever be Refrain First Line: Take Thou my heart, I would be Thine alone Languages: English Tune Title: [More like the Master I would ever be]

More Like Jesus

Author: Dr. L. M. Zimmerman Hymnal: New Awakening Songs #128 (1936) Topics: Invitation and Decision First Line: We would be more like Jesus Refrain First Line: We would be more like Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [We would be more like Jesus]

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Mrs. C. H. Morris

1862 - 1929 Person Name: C. H. M. Topics: Invitation and Decision Author of "Let Jesus Come Into Your Heart" in Uplifting Songs Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke

Lewis E. Jones

1865 - 1936 Person Name: L. E. J. Topics: Invitation and Decision Author of "There is Power in the Blood" in Uplifting Songs Pseudonyms: Mary Slater ================ Lewis Edgar Jones USA 1865-1936. Born in Yates City, IL, his family moved near Davenport, IA, where he lived on a farm until age 21. He went into business for awhile, and attended the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He was a classmate of evangelist, Billy Sunday. After graduating, he worked for the YMCA in Davenport, IA; Fort Worth, TX (1915, as general secretary); and Santa Barbara, CA (1925 as general secretary). Hymn writing was his avocation, and he wrote 200+, advising that many came from pastors’ sermons. He married Lora May Wright (1872-1950), and they had a daughter, Frances Ellen (1897-1982). He died in Santa Barbara, CA. John Perry

George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Topics: Invitation and Decision Composer of "[Have Thine own way, Lord]" in New Awakening Songs Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)

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