A place at the Cross

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Sinner, poor sinner, why wander away

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [Sinner, poor sinner, why wander away]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Sinner, poor sinner, why wander away,
There’s a place at the cross for thee;
O heed now the Spirit, seek pardon today,
There’s a place at the cross for thee.

Refrain:
There’s a place at the cross for thee,
There’s a place at the cross for thee;
O do not delay, but come while you may,
There’s a place at the cross for thee.

2 Jesus has suffered and died for us all,
There’s a place at the cross for thee;
O hasten my brother and come at His call,
There’s a place at the cross for thee. [Refrain]

3 Bring all your burdens to lay at His feet,
There’s a place at the cross for thee;
There’s pardon for you and redemption complete,
There’s a place at the cross for thee. [Refrain]

4 Tho’ you have wandered away from His fold,
There’s a place at the cross for thee;
Come back from the mountains so barren and cold,
There’s a place at the cross for thee. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of Pentecost #26

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	Sinner, poor sinner, why wander away
Title:	A place at the Cross
Author:	Haldor Lillenas
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	There's a place at the cross for thee
Copyright:	Public Domain