The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#357b

357b. O Jesu, Thou art standing

1 O Jesu, Thou art standing
Outside the fast-closed door,
In lowly patience waiting
To pass the threshold o'er:
Shame on us, Christian brothers,
His Name and sign who bear;
Oh, shame, thrice shame upon us,
To keep him standing there!

2 O Jesu, Thou art knocking:
And lo! that hand is scarred,
And thorns Thy brow encircle,
And tears Thy face have marred:
O love that passeth knowledge
So patiently to wait!
O sin that hath no equal,
So fast to bar the gate!

3 O Jesu, Thou art pleading
In accents meek and low:
"I died for you, My children,
And will ye treat Me so?"
O Lord, with shame and sorrow
We open now the door:
Dear Saviour, enter, enter,
And leave us nevermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesu, Thou art standing
• Title: O Jesu, Thou art standing
• Author: Bishop W. W. How (1867)
• Meter: 7.6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Parochial Missions
• Notes: Tune name in index: LUX MUNDI

Tune Information

• Name: [O Jesu, Thou art standng]
• Composer: Sir Arthur S. Sullivan, Mus. Doc.
• Meter: 7.6. D.
• Key: E♭ Major