Let Me Come In

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O Savior, I long for Thy tender forgiveness

Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Tune: [O Savior, I long for Thy tender forgiveness]
Published in 3 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 O Saviour, I long for thy tender forgiveness,
I long to be free from the bondage of sin;
While here at the door of thy mercy I’m kneeling,
With all my transgressions, oh, let me come in.

Refrain:
Let me come in, oh, let me come in!
Thy blood is sufficient to cleanse me from sin;
A life in thy service I fain would begin,
With all my transgressions, oh, let me come in.

2 How oft have I slighted thy Spirit so gentle,
It strove with me long, but I would not believe,
But now in my sorrow I come, and repenting,
I ask, I entreat, thee my soul to receive. [Refrain]

3 ‘Tis true I deserve not the least of thy notice,
Yet none are excluded from seeking thy face,
My heart is o’erwhelmed, my spirit is broken,
Oh, pity and make me a child of thy grace. [Refrain]

4 ‘Tis done, my Redeemer, oh, how shall I thank thee,
Thy tender compassion my soul doth restore,
I hear the sweet voice of thy Spirit that whispers,
Arise, thou are pardoned, go, sin thou no more. [Refrain]

Source: The Ark of Praise #26

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Author: Fanny J. Crosby

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Text Information

First Line:	O Savior, I long for Thy tender forgiveness
Title:	Let Me Come In
Author:	Fanny J. Crosby
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Let me come in
Copyright:	Public Domain