1 There's a Savior who stands at the door of your heart.
He is longing to enter— why let Him depart?
He has patiently called you so often before,
but you must open the door.
Refrain:
You must open the door;
you must open the door.
When Jesus comes in,
He will save you from sin,
but you must open the door.
2 He has come from the Father salvation to bring,
and His name is called Jesus, Redeemer, and King,
to save you and keep you He pleads evermore,
but you must open the door. [Refrain]
3 He is loving and kind, full of infinite grace,
In your heart, in your life, will you give Him a place?
He is waiting to bless you, your soul to restore,
but you must open the door. [Refrain]
4 He will lead you at last to that blessed abode.
to the city of God, at the end of the road,
Where the night never falls, when life's journey is o'er;
but you must open the door. [Refrain]
Source: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #521
Ogdon, Ina Duley. (Rossville, Illinois, 1872--May 18, 1964, Toledo, Ohio). Disciples of Christ. Granddaughter of a Methodist minister, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Duley. Married James Ogdon. She wrote: "My father went with my mother to her church after his marriage to her, so I was brought up in the church of the Disciples of Christ." She wrote over three thousand hymns, anthems, cantatas, and miscellaneous verse. Her hymns include "Brighten the corner where you are," 1912; "Carry your cross with a smile," 1916; "My Lord abides;" "When you know Jesus too;" "Tell Jesus;" "Lighten the burden for someone;" "I have been saved," Her first hymn was "Open wide the window." Composer Charles Gabriel wrote, "Loved by thousands who… Go to person page >
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