1 Jesus has promised to save you from sin
If you will truly believe Him;
Open your heart and His love will come in;
Now is the time to receive Him.
Chorus:
Come, come, Jesus is waiting,
O why will you longer reject Him?
Come, come, Jesus is waiting,
O now is the time to accept Him.
2 Come while the day of salvation is here,
Why will you wait for tomorrow?
Death may o'ertake you or Jesus appear;
Flee from your sin and your sorrow. [Chorus]
3 Come in your weakness; His strength will prevail,
Jesus now waits to befriend you;
He is a Helper that never will fail,
Trust in the Lord to defend you. [Chorus]
4 Sin has brought nothing but sorrow to you,
Leave, then, your wretched condition;
Jesus has promised your joy to renew,
Seek Him in lowly contrition. [Chorus]
5 Satan will tempt you and try to deceive,
Come, come away to the Savior;
Kneel at His feet crying, "Lord, I believe;"
You will find pardon and favor. [Chorus]
Source: Victory Songs: For the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services. #216
Alfred Henry Ackley was born 21 January 1887 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the younger brother of B. D. Ackley. His father taught him music and he also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Maryland and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1914. He served churches in Pennsylvania and California. He also worked with the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team and for Homer Rodeheaver's publishing company. He wrote around 1500 hymns. He died 3 July 1960 in Los Angeles.
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