Minnetonka Songs ‎#24

24. Why do You Wait?

1 Why do you wait, dear brother,
Oh, why do you tarry so long?
Your Savior is waiting to give you
A place in his sanctified throng.

Chorus:
Why not? why not?
Why not come to him now?
Why not? why not?
Why not come to him now?

2 What do you hope, dear brother,
To gain by a further delay?
There’s no one to save you but Jesus,
There’s no other way but his way. [Chorus]

3 Do you not feel, dear brother,
His Spirit now striving within?
Oh, why not accept his salvation,
And throw off the burden of sin. [Chorus]

4 Why do your wait, dear brother,
The harvest is passing away,
Your Savior is longing to bless you,
There's danger and death in delay. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Why do you wait, dear brother
• Title: Why do You Wait?
• Author: G. F. R.
• Refrain First Line: Why not? why not?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879
• Scripture:
  Mark 10:49
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Why do you wait, dear brother]
• Composer: Geo. F. Root, by per.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.