The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5222

5222. Only a Step

1. Only a step to Jesus!
Then why not take it now?
Come, and thy sin confessing,
To Him, thy Savior, bow.

Refrain
Only a step, only a step,
Come, He waits for thee;
Come, and thy sin confessing,
Thou shalt receive a blessing;
Do not reject the mercy
He freely offers thee.

2. Only a step to Jesus!
Believe, and thou shalt live;
Lovingly now He’s waiting,
And ready to forgive. [Refrain]

3. Only a step to Jesus!
A step from sin to grace;
What has thy heart decided
The moments fly apace? [Refrain]

4. Only a step to Jesus!
O why not come and say,
Gladly to Thee my Savior,
I give myself away. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Only a step to Jesus
• Title: Only a Step
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1873)
• Refrain First Line: Only a step, only a step
• Language: English
• Source: Royal Diadem, 1873
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: The ed­it­or of a re­li­gious per­i­od­i­cal in the South sends me the fol­low­ing in­ci­dent, which oc­curred while he was hold­ing meet­ings in a small town: "One night a prom­i­nent man of the count­ry, not a Chris­tian, was in town. Hav­ing heard of the fine sing­ing, he went to the meet­ing for a few min­utes to lis­ten to a song or two. He heard on­ly one song and then went away; but that song went with him. It was ‘On­ly a step to Je­sus! Then why not take it now?’ The words stayed with him, and were re­peat­ed over and over. They came back to him the next day, and awak­ened in­qui­ry re­gard­ing him­self which at last led him in­to re­pent­ance and a hap­py con­ver­sion. Ma­ny peo­ple wept as he re­lat­ed his ex­per­i­ence be­fore the church." Sankey, p. 212

Tune Information

• Name: [Only a step to Jesus]
• Composer: William Howard Doane
• Incipit: 33343 21651 13233
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain