The door of God’s mer­cy is op­en,
To all who are wea­ry of sin.
And Je­sus is pa­tient­ly wait­ing,
Still waiting, to wel­come you in.

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Come, says the Sav­ior, come en­ter the gate;
I watch by the po­rtals both ear­ly and late,
Lest some pre­cious soul, not far from the goal,
Should wan­der away into dark­ness and hate,
And miss it for­ev­er, the pear­ly gate.

The world is e’er wan­ton­ly woo­ing
Your soul from the ways of the blest;
But Je­sus is ten­der­ly bid­ding
You turn to His hea­ven­ly rest.

Refrain

So ma­ny who hear the glad mes­sage
Will ne­ver its man­dates ob­ey,
But turn from the pre­cious, dear plead­ings,
And will­ful­ly wan­der away.

Refrain

Sad hearts there will sure­ly be mourn­ing
Outside of the gate­way of life,
And pray­ing to Him they re­ject­ed
When earth with gay plea­sures was rife.

Refrain

The door of God’s mer­cy is op­en,
Invitingly op­en to all
Who list to the voice of the Mas­ter,
And hear­ing shall heed His sweet call.

Refrain