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Joseph Grigg·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Behold! a Stranger’s at the door;
He gently knocks, has knocked before;
Has waited long, is waiting still:
You treat no other Friend so ill.
Verse 2
But will He prove a Friend indeed?
He will, the very Friend you need;
The Man of Nazareth, ’tis He,
With garments dyed at Calvary.
Verse 3
O lovely attitude! He stands
With melting heart and laden hands;
O matchless kindness! and He shows
This matchless kindness to His foes.
Verse 4
Rise, touched with gratitude Divine,
Turn out His enemy and thine,
That soul-destroying monster, sin,
And let the heavenly Stranger in.
Verse 5
Admit Him ere His anger burn;
His feet, departed, ne’er return:
Admit Him, or the hour’s at hand
When at His door denied you’ll stand.
Presbyterian 1895 No. 445 · L.M. · (Zephyr)
Philip Doddridge·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
To-morrow, Lord, is Thine,
Lodged in Thy sovereign hand;
And if its sun arise and shine,
It shines by Thy command.
Verse 2
The present moment flies,
And bears our life away;
O make Thy servants truly wise,
That they may live to-day.
Verse 3
Since on this wingèd hour
Eternity is hung,
Waken, by Thine almighty power,
The aged and the young.
Verse 4
One thing demands our care,
O be it still pursued;
Lest, slighted once, the season fair
Should never be renewed.
Verse 5
To Jesus may we fly,
Swift as the morning light,
Lest life’s young golden beams should die
In sudden, endless night.
Presbyterian 1895 No. 457 · S.M. · Vigil