Lo, a lov­ing friend is wait­ing,
He is call­ing thee;
Listen to His voice so ten­der,
“Come to Me.

“On the cross for thee I suf­fered,
Death I bore for thee,
Canst thou still ref­use My mer­cy?
Trust to Me.

Long hast thou been Sa­tan’s cap­tive,
I will set Thee free;
Then, re­joic­ing in thy free­dom,
Follow Me.

Many times has Je­sus spok­en,
Now He speaks again;
Shall Thy Sav­ior’s in­vi­ta­tion
Be in vain?

Soon that voice will cease its call­ing,
Wilt thou still de­lay?
Wait no long­er, sin grows strong­er,
Yield to­day.

Savior, I will wait no long­er,
Now to Thee I come;
And when life’s short voy­age is over,
Take me home.