Scripture Verse

You almost persuade me to be a Christian. Acts 26:28

Introduction

Words: Pe­ter P. Bil­horn, 1909. Ap­peared in his Hymns of Hea­ven­ly Har­mo­ny (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bil­horn Bro­thers, 1910), num­ber 27. Some hym­nals give the lyr­i­cist as Irene Dur­fee, one of Bil­horn’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Pe­ter P. Bil­horn (🔊 pdf nwc). Some hym­nals give the com­pos­er as W. Fer­ris Brit­cher, one of Bil­horn’s pseu­do­nyms.

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Peter P. Bilhorn
1865–1936

Lyrics

Someone is near to the kingdom today,
Someone is almost persuaded to pray;
Someone now longs for the heavenly way,

Refrain

Is it you? Is it you? Is it you? Is it you?
Are you willing God’s Son to receive?
Is it you? Is it you?
Are you ready just now to believe?

Someone is longing for peace thro’ the blood,
Almost decided to yield to the Lord;
Someone is moved by the message of God,

Refrain

Someone now burdened with sin and distressed,
Earnestly longs for salvation and rest;
Someone thro’ Jesus just now will be blest,

Refrain

Someone will spurn the sweet message of God,
Someone will turn from the Savior and Lord,
Someone to judgment will go unprepared.

Refrain