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Behold, a stranger's at the door
Appears in 617 hymnals Lyrics: 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.
2 O lovely attitude! He stands
With melting heart and laden hands;
O! matchless kindness! and He shows
This matchless kindness to His foes!
3 But will He prove a friend indeed?
He will, the very friend you need;
The Friend of sinners, yes, 'tis He,
With garments dyed at Calvary.
4 Rise, touched with gratitude divine;
Turn out His enemy and thine,
That soul-destroying monster, Sin;
And let the heavenly Stranger in.
Used With Tune: BEHOLD, A STRANGER
Behold, a stranger's at the door
[Behold, a stranger at the door]
Appears in 73 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: T. C. O'Kane Incipit: 51117 66665 11171 Used With Text: The Stranger at the Door
[Behold, a stranger at the door]
[Behold! a Stranger's at the door]
Appears in 668 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. K. Oliver Incipit: 33343 55434 44334 Used With Text: Behold a Stranger
[Behold! a Stranger's at the door]
The Stranger at the Door
Hymnal: Joy to the World #54 (1879) First Line: Behold a stranger at the door Refrain First Line: O, let the dear Savior come in Lyrics: 1 Behold a stranger at the door;
He gently knocked has knocked before;
Has waited long, is waiting still,
You treat no other friend so ill.
O, let the dear Savior come in,
He'll cleanse the heart from sin;
O keep him no more, out at the door,
But let the dear Savior come in.
2 O lovely attitude he stands
With melting heart and loaded hands;
O matchless, kindness and he shows
This matchless kindness to his foes.
O, let the dear Savior come in,
He'll cleanse the heart from sin;
O keep him no more, out at the door,
But let the dear Savior come in.
3 But will he prove a friend indeed?
He will the very friend you need.
The friend of sinners? Yes, 'tis he,
With garments dyed on Calvary.
O, let the dear Savior come in,
He'll cleanse the heart from sin;
O keep him no more, out at the door,
But let the dear Savior come in.
4 Rise, touched with gratitude divine;
Turn out his enemy and thine;
That soul-destroying monster, sin,
And let the heavenly Stranger in.
O, let the dear Savior come in,
He'll cleanse the heart from sin;
O keep him no more, out at the door,
But let the dear Savior come in.
5 Admit him, ere his anger burn
His feet, departed, ne'er return;
Admit him, or the hour's at hand,
You'll at his door rejected stand.
O, let the dear Savior come in,
He'll cleanse the heart from sin;
O keep him no more, out at the door,
But let the dear Savior come in.
Scripture: Revelation 3:20 Languages: English Tune Title: [Behold a stranger at the door]
The Stranger at the Door
Behold, a Stranger at the Door
Author: T. C. O. Hymnal: Songs of Faith and Hope Number 2 #32 (1909) Refrain First Line: O, let the dear Saviour come in Tune Title: [Behold, a stranger at the door]
Behold, a Stranger at the Door
The Stranger at the Door
Hymnal: Beulah Songs #48 (1879) First Line: Behold a stranger at the door Refrain First Line: O, let the dear Saviour come in Lyrics: 1 Behold a Stranger at the door!
He gently knocks, has knock’d before,
Has waited long, is waiting still;
You treat no other friend so ill.
Refrain:
O, let the dear Saviour come in,
He'll cleanse the heart from sin;
O, keep him no more out at the door,
But let the dear Saviour come in.
2 O lovely attitude—he stands
With melting heart and laden hands;
O matchless kindness—and he shows
This matchless kindness to his foes. [Refrain]
3 But will He prove a friend indeed?
He will; the very Friend you need;
The Friend of sinners--yes 'tis He,
With garments dyed on Calvary. [Refrain]
4 Rise, touched with gratitude divine;
Turn out his enemy and thine,
That soul-destroying monster—sin,
And let the Heavenly Stranger in. [Refrain]
5 Admit him lest His anger burn—
His feet, departed, ne'er return;
Admit him, or the hour's at hand
When at his door rejected stand. [Refrain] Scripture: Revelation 3:20 Languages: English Tune Title: [Behold a stranger at the door]
The Stranger at the Door
Charlie D. Tillman
1861 - 1943 Composer of "[Behold a Stranger at the door]" in Sunday School and Revival Tillman, Charles "Charlie" Davis. (Tallahassee, Talapoosa County, Alabama, March 20, 1861--1943). Married Anna Killingsworth (Dec. 24, 1889); four daughters, one son (d.1910).
--Keith C. Clark, DNAH Archives
Charlie D. Tillman
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
1809 - 1847 Person Name: Mendelssohn Composer of "CHRIST AT THE DOOR" in The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (b. Hamburg, Germany, 1809; d. Leipzig, Germany, 1847) was the son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and the grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. His Jewish family became Christian and took the Bartholdy name (name of the estate of Mendelssohn's uncle) when baptized into the Lutheran church. The children all received an excellent musical education. Mendelssohn had his first public performance at the age of nine and by the age of sixteen had written several symphonies. Profoundly influenced by J. S. Bach's music, he conducted a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829 (at age 20!) – the first performance since Bach's death, thus reintroducing Bach to the world. Mendelssohn organized the Domchor in Berlin and founded the Leipzig Conservatory of Music in 1843. Traveling widely, he not only became familiar with various styles of music but also became well known himself in countries other than Germany, especially in England. He left a rich treasury of music: organ and piano works, overtures and incidental music, oratorios (including St. Paul or Elijah and choral works, and symphonies. He harmonized a number of hymn tunes himself, but hymnbook editors also arranged some of his other tunes into hymn tunes.
Bert Polman
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
William B. Bradbury
1816 - 1868 Composer of "[ZEPHYR]" in The Hymnal William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life.
John Perry
William B. Bradbury
