Seeking, Calling, Knocking

Jesus is wait­ing to wel­come the weary

Worn with the world’s fruit­less striv­ing for peace;

Tired with a night-watch that know­eth no morn­ing

Sick with a heart­ache that earth can­not ease.

Jesus is seek­ing; Je­sus is call­ing;

Will you not come to Him now?

Jesus is knock­ing; Je­sus is wait­ing

Waiting to save you now.

Jesus is wait­ing

He stand­eth and knock­eth

Calling in love un­to each one op­pressed?

Come un­to Me

sin­ner

wea­ry and laden;

I will re­ceive you and give you My rest.

Will you not come? you need no pre­pa­ra­tion;

Stay not to think

but come just as you are.

Bring no­thing with you

for love giv­eth free­ly

Peace—per­fect peace—that no sor­row can mar.

O

I am yearn­ing to see you un­bur­dened;

Death did I suf­fer that you might be free.

Will you not come

and by life con­se­cra­tion

Try to win oth­ers

and bring them to Me?