The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11332

11332. Hear Him Knocking

1 A hand all bruised and bleeding
Is knocking at the door,
Is knocking at the door of your heart;
It is the hand of Jesus,
Who long has knocked before,
Though oft you have told Him to depart.

Refrain:
O don’t you hear Him knocking,
Knocking at the door?
He’s knocking at the door to come in;
He wants an invitation
To cross your threshold o’er,
Then Jesus will save you from all sin.

2 How often when in sickness,
Your body racked with pain,
This knocking resounded in your ears;
How often in the nighttime
The knock would come again,
So loud it would fill your soul with fears. [Refrain]

3 While standing by the casket
Of some departed friend,
With sorrow your heart was sick and sore;
What caused that train of thinking
Of how your life would end?
That hand was then knocking at the door. [Refrain]

4 Why will you keep Him knocking?
Why don’t you let Him in?
He’ll fill your pathway with delight;
That hand so torn and bleeding
Will wash away your sin;
O welcome the Savior in tonight! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: A hand all bruised and bleeding
• Title: Hear Him Knocking
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1897)
• Refrain First Line: O don’t you hear Him knocking
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Love and Praise No. 4, by John R. Sweney & Henry Gilmour (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1897)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [A hand all bruised and bleeding]
• Composer: J. Howard Entwisle
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain