Jesus is Passing By

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Jesus is passing by, Why tarriest thou?

Author: James Stephens
Tune: MITCHELL (Mitchell)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Jesus is passing by,
Why tarriest thou?
Haste thee, life up thy cry,
He heareth now:
Call while He is so near,
Plead while He waits to hear;
he waiteth now,
He waiteth now.

2 Jesus is calling thee,
Calling today;
Rise and draw near to Him,
Turn not way:
Let Him not call in vain,
Lest He call not again,
Turn not away,
Turn not away.

3 Jesus waits patiently,
Hast thou no plea?
Lo! the great God of all
Waiteth for thee!
Bids thee fall near His feet—
Fall at the mercy-seat;
God waits for thee,
God waits for thee.

4 He holds in piercèd hand
Thy pardon free;
Purchased on Calvary’s Cross,
Purchased for thee:
Take it, and freed from sin,
New life in Him begin:
He died for thee,
He died for thee.

Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #524

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Author: James Stephens

Stephens, James, was born at Southsea, March 18, 1847, and ordained to the curacy of Christ Church, Plymouth, 1873. He became Chaplain of Falmouth Roadstead, in 1876, and in 1880 Missioner under the Rev. W. H. M. H. Aitken in connection with the Church Parochial Mission Society. He has published Children's Sermons as Living Water for Little Pitchers, 1882, and Light for Little Lanterns, 1885, &c. His Mission Hymns, originally published in 1883, has been enlarged twice, and now contains 113 hymns. Of these he is the author of about twenty, all of which are marked in the index of first lines. Concerning the hymn "Another page of life Is open unto me," which is attributed to him, Mr. Stephens says: "It was given to me by a lady unknown… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Jesus is passing by, Why tarriest thou?
Title:	Jesus is Passing By
Author:	James Stephens
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1902
Copyright:	Public Domain