Scripture Verse

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart. Luke 10:27

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Win­ning Songs, ed­it­ed by John Swe­ney et al. (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1892), num­ber 84.

Music: John R. Swe­ney (🔊 pdf nwc).

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John Sweney (1837–1899)

Lyrics

Weary child, thy sin for­sak­ing,
Close thy heart no more;
From thy dream of plea­sure wak­ing,
Open wide the door.

Refrain

While the lamp of life is burn­ing,
And the heart of God is yearn­ing,
To His lov­ing arms re­turn­ing,
Give thy wan­d’ring o’er.

To the Sav­ior’s ten­der plead­ing,
Close thy heart no more;
Now the call of mer­cy heed­ing
Open wide the door.

Refrain

To the Gos­pel in­vi­ta­tion
Close thy heart no more;
To rece­ive a full sal­va­tion
Open wide the door.

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To the joy that fad­eth ne­ver
Close thy heart no more;
To the peace abid­ing ev­er
Open wide the door.

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