Jesus Is Passing

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Jesus is passing, Jesus is passing

Author: F. E. Belden
Tune: [Jesus is passing, Jesus is passing]
Published in 10 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Jesus is passing, Jesus is passing,
Come, all ye blind, and receive now your sight;
He will bend o’er you,
He will restore you,
He will exchange all your darkness for light;
Come, and the Saviour will give you your sight.

2 Jesus is passing, Jesus is passing,
Come now, ye lame, to the Healer of all;
His life He gave you,
One look will save you,
He will attend to the poor cripple’s call;
Now He is passing, is passing for all.

3 Jesus is passing, Jesus is passing,
Come, all ye poor, to the plenteous store;
Now He will lead you,
Ever will feed you;
Jesus invites you to hunger no more;
Come to the bountiful heavenly store.

4 Jesus is passing, Jesus is passing,
Come, ye afflicted by sin and by shame;
O we implore you,
Let Him restore you;
Come while He lingers and calls you by name;
Come, all ye laden with sin and with shame.

Source: Gospel Melodies and Evangelistic Hymns #47

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Author: F. E. Belden

Belden was born in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1858. He began writing music in his late teenage years after moving to California with his family. For health reasons he later moved to Colorado. He returned to Battle Creek with his wife in the early 1880s, and there he became involved in Adventist Church publishing. F. E. Belden wrote many hymn tunes, gospel songs, and related texts in the early years of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Belden was able to rapidly write both music and poetry together which enabled him to write a song to fit a sermon while it was still being delivered. He also wrote songs for evangelist Billy Sunday. Though Belden’s later years were marred by misunderstandings with the church leadership over his royal… Go to person page >

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