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[Linger not, linger not, let us seek Him in our prayer]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. G. Tomer Incipit: 55112 32171 23255

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Never Delay

Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Linger not, linger not, let us seek him in our prayer Refrain First Line: Never, no never delay Lyrics: 1 Linger not, linger not, let us seek him in our prayer, Let us bow at his feet, he will surely meet us there; At the foot of the cross in the dust we all must fall; If we ask for his love he will answer one and all. Refrain: Never, no never delay, Never, no, never delay, Up and be doing, And never, no never delay. Never, no never delay, Never, no, never delay, Up and be doing, And never, no never delay. 2 Linger not, linger not, let us seek him now, today, If we knock at the door he will never turn away; Oh, the riches of grace that in Christ is always found! With the fulness of joy we forever may abound. [Refrain] 3 Linger not, linger not, we can never find a reset, For we seek a new country, a home where dwell the blest; We will toil till our work of probation here is done, For the crown is not ours till the victory is won. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Linger not, linger not, let us seek him in our prayer]

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Never Delay

Hymnal: On Joyful Wing #36 (1886) First Line: Linger not, linger not, let us seek him in our prayer Refrain First Line: Never, no never delay Lyrics: 1 Linger not, linger not, let us seek him in our prayer, Let us bow at his feet, he will surely meet us there; At the foot of the cross in the dust we all must fall; If we ask for his love he will answer one and all. Refrain: Never, no never delay, Never, no, never delay, Up and be doing, And never, no never delay. Never, no never delay, Never, no, never delay, Up and be doing, And never, no never delay. 2 Linger not, linger not, let us seek him now, today, If we knock at the door he will never turn away; Oh, the riches of grace that in Christ is always found! With the fulness of joy we forever may abound. [Refrain] 3 Linger not, linger not, we can never find a reset, For we seek a new country, a home where dwell the blest; We will toil till our work of probation here is done, For the crown is not ours till the victory is won. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Linger not, linger not, let us seek him in our prayer]
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Never Delay

Hymnal: Temple Trio #36 (1886) First Line: Linger not, linger not, let us seek him in our prayer Refrain First Line: Never, no never delay Tune Title: [Linger not, linger not, let us seek him in our prayer]

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William G. Tomer

1833 - 1896 Person Name: W. G. Tomer Composer of "[Linger not, linger not, let us seek him in our prayer]" in On Joyful Wing Born: Oc­to­ber 5, 1833, New Jer­sey. Died: Sep­tem­ber 26, 1896, New Jer­sey. Buried: Un­ion Cem­e­te­ry, Fines­ville, New Jer­sey. Tomer stu­died sing­ing and sang in the choir in Fines­ville, New Jer­sey, and be­gan teach­ing school at age 17. He served in the Un­ion army dur­ing the Amer­i­can ci­vil war, then worked as a clerk in Wash­ing­ton, DC, served as mu­sic di­rect­or for Grace Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church, and taught school in New Car­pen­ters­ville and Green­wich, New Jer­sey. He was liv­ing in Green­wich as of 1880. --www.cyberhymnal.org/
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