The door was shut.
Matthew 25:10
Words: William O. Cushing, in Gates of Praise, edited by Isaiah Baltzell & Edmund S. Lorenz (Dayton, Ohio: William J. Shuey, 1880), number 122. Note: These words are also credited to Mrs. F. Fistler (see here).
Music: Isaiah Baltzell (🔊 pdf nwc).
How sad it would be, if when thou didst call,
All hopeless and unforgiven,
The angel that stands at the beautiful gate,
Should answer, No room in Heaven.
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Sad, sad, sad would it be!
No room in Heaven for thee!
No room, no room,
No room in Heaven for thee!
No room, no room,
No room in Heaven for thee!
How sad it would be, the harvest all past,
The bright summer days all over;
To know that the reapers had gathered the grain,
And left thee alone forever.
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Oh, haste thee, and fly, while mercy is near,
Remember the love that He gave you;
The love that hath sought thee is seeking thee still,
And Jesus now waits to save you.
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