Hear the pre­cious in­vi­ta­tion,
Whosoever will may come;
In the Fa­ther’s many man­sions,
For His child­ren there is room.
Christ the Lord has gone be­fore you,
To pre­pare a dwell­ing place
For the souls who do His bid­ding,
And ac­cept His love and grace.

Come and taste the liv­ing wa­ter,
Flowing from the Fa­ther’s throne;
Come and share in joys more ho­ly
Than your life has ev­er known.
Lay aside all fear and doubt­ing,
Take the gifts He of­fers thee;
Hope and joy and full sal­va­tion,
Christ the Lord will give you free.

Seek ye first the heav’n­ly king­dom,
Putting world­ly gain aside;
Find a place be­side the Sav­ior,
Where you may in peace abide.
Do not dread the cross He gives you,
He Him­self will bear a part;
Strive each day to be more wor­thy
Of a place with­in His heart.

Hear the pre­cious in­vi­ta­tion
And ac­cept your Lord to­day;
When He of­fers rest and par­don,
Can you long­er stay away?
Endless life awaits your choos­ing;
Will you not de­cide aright,
In the way He sets be­fore you,
Walk by faith in­stead of sight?