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[Thy Savior is pleading, O wanderer, today]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. A. Post Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 55443 56671 55567

Author: Thoro Harris Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Thy Saviour is pleading, O wand'rer, today Refrain First Line: Sweet message of love For ev'ry lost soul Lyrics: 1. Thy Saviour is pleading, O wand'rer, today; From sin's vain allurements Turn, turn thee away, Thro' perfect surrender Thy warfare shall cease; How sweet is the message, Christ giveth thee peace. Chorus: Sweet message of love For ev'ry lost soul; Look, sinner, to Jesus For Christ maketh thee whole. 2. O trust thy Redeemer Once nailed to the tree, And heed now the message Love beareth to thee; Then come, weary pilgrim, By sorrow oppressed, Bring Jesus thy burden, He giveth thee rest. [Chorus] 3. From sin's fatal slumber, O rouse and awake! Soon death may o'ertake thee, Thy life is at stake! Christ is thy salvation From fear and from strife; The Lord hath redeemed thee, He giveth thee life. [Chorus] 4. Bright sunbeams of mercy Thy path shall illume, Dispelling thy darkness, Far scatt'ring thy gloom; They shine with a radiance So peaceful and bright; O sinner, believe it! Christ giveth thee light. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Thy Saviour is pleading, O wand'rer, today]

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Message of Love

Author: Thoro Harris Hymnal: Carols of Hope #116 (1906) First Line: Thy Saviour is pleading, O wand'rer, today Refrain First Line: Sweet message of love For ev'ry lost soul Lyrics: 1. Thy Saviour is pleading, O wand'rer, today; From sin's vain allurements Turn, turn thee away, Thro' perfect surrender Thy warfare shall cease; How sweet is the message, Christ giveth thee peace. Chorus: Sweet message of love For ev'ry lost soul; Look, sinner, to Jesus For Christ maketh thee whole. 2. O trust thy Redeemer Once nailed to the tree, And heed now the message Love beareth to thee; Then come, weary pilgrim, By sorrow oppressed, Bring Jesus thy burden, He giveth thee rest. [Chorus] 3. From sin's fatal slumber, O rouse and awake! Soon death may o'ertake thee, Thy life is at stake! Christ is thy salvation From fear and from strife; The Lord hath redeemed thee, He giveth thee life. [Chorus] 4. Bright sunbeams of mercy Thy path shall illume, Dispelling thy darkness, Far scatt'ring thy gloom; They shine with a radiance So peaceful and bright; O sinner, believe it! Christ giveth thee light. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Thy Saviour is pleading, O wand'rer, today]

Message of Love

Author: Thoro Harris Hymnal: Gospel Carols #51 (1905) First Line: Thy Savior is pleading Refrain First Line: Sweet message of love Languages: English Tune Title: [Thy Savior is pleading]

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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Author of "Message of Love" in Carols of Hope Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch