The Knock of the Nail Pierced Hand

Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight

Author: John R. Clements
Tune: [Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight]
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1 Does thou know at thy bolted heart's-door tonight,
The Saviour in meekness doth stand,
And longs for admission? pray, listen now
To the knock of the nail-pierced hand.

Chorus:
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand,
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand;
Swing the door open wide,
Bid him enter and abide,
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand.

2 Outside he has stood thro' the length of the years,
Since Mother the love-flame first fanned;
You have spursed and rejected,
O give heed to-night
To the knock of the nail-pierced hand. [Chorus]

3 You turn not away when a friend's at your door,
Here's one there's none like in the land,
Who asks to come in to forever abide;
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand. [Chorus]

4 All the pain and the shame of his death on the tree
A welcome from you should command,
Since the weight of your sins in his body he bore;
Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand. [Chorus]

Source: Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #154

Author: John R. Clements

John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line: Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight
Title: The Knock of the Nail Pierced Hand
Author: John R. Clements
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand
Copyright: Public Domain

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