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[At the door of mercy sighing]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Hugg Incipit: 33333 33122 22321 Used With Text: Waiting at the Door

Author: Thomas Mackellar Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: At the door of mercy sighing Lyrics: 1 At the door of mercy sighing With the burden of my sin, Day and night my soul is crying, “Open, Lord, and let me in.” Waiting ‘mid the darkness dreary, Stretching out my hands to Thee, In the refuge for the weary Is there not a place for me? In the refuge for the weary Is there not a place for me? 2 I have sought to earn Thy favor, Caring not for toil or cost, Yet I find not Him, my Saviour, He who came to seek the lost. Blessed Master! in Thy pity Teach me what I ought to do, So that in the holy city I may gain an entrance too, So that in the holy city I may gain an entrance too. 3 Hark! what sounds mine ear receiveth, Sweet as songs of seraphim! He that in the Lord believeth Life eternal hath in Him. At the outer door why staying? Nothing, soul! hast thou to pay: Christ in love to thee is saying: “Weary child, come in today.” Christ in love to thee is saying: “Weary child, come in today.” 4 But the depth of Jesus’ kindness! But the height of Jesus’ grace! Oh! the blackness of the blindness That could not behold His face! I saw not the door was open, Nor my Lord invite me in: Grace is mine beyond my hoping, Mercy mightier than my sin. Grace is mine beyond my hoping, Mercy mightier than my sin. Used With Tune: [At the door of mercy sighing]

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At the Door

Author: Thomas MacKellar Hymnal: Songs of the Mercy Seat #5 (1899) First Line: At the door of mercy sighing Refrain First Line: At the door I'm crying let me in! Languages: English Tune Title: [At the door of mercy sighing]

Waiting at the Door

Author: Thomas Mackellar Hymnal: The Helper in Sacred Song #42 (1889) First Line: At the door of mercy sighing Lyrics: 1 At the door of mercy sighing With the burden of my sin, Day and night my soul is crying, “Open, Lord, and let me in.” Waiting ‘mid the darkness dreary, Stretching out my hands to Thee, In the refuge for the weary Is there not a place for me? In the refuge for the weary Is there not a place for me? 2 I have sought to earn Thy favor, Caring not for toil or cost, Yet I find not Him, my Saviour, He who came to seek the lost. Blessed Master! in Thy pity Teach me what I ought to do, So that in the holy city I may gain an entrance too, So that in the holy city I may gain an entrance too. 3 Hark! what sounds mine ear receiveth, Sweet as songs of seraphim! He that in the Lord believeth Life eternal hath in Him. At the outer door why staying? Nothing, soul! hast thou to pay: Christ in love to thee is saying: “Weary child, come in today.” Christ in love to thee is saying: “Weary child, come in today.” 4 But the depth of Jesus’ kindness! But the height of Jesus’ grace! Oh! the blackness of the blindness That could not behold His face! I saw not the door was open, Nor my Lord invite me in: Grace is mine beyond my hoping, Mercy mightier than my sin. Grace is mine beyond my hoping, Mercy mightier than my sin. Tune Title: [At the door of mercy sighing]

At the Door

Author: Thomas MacKellar Hymnal: Corn In Egypt #52 (1900) First Line: At the door of mercy sighing Languages: English Tune Title: [At the door of mercy sighing]

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George C. Hugg

1848 - 1907 Person Name: Geo. C. Hugg Composer of "[At the door of mercy sighing]" in The Helper in Sacred Song George Crawford Hugg USA 1848-1907. Born near Haddonfield, NJ, he became choirmaster at the Berlin, NJ, Presbyterian Church at age 12. At age 14 he published his first song, “Walk in the light”, which became very popular. He married Anne E Ketchum, and they had a daughter, Evangeline. He served as choirmaster of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and also the Broad Street and Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Churches there. He was also closely associated with the Harper Memorial Presbyterian Church there. He was a prolific composer with over 2000 works, publishing 18 books of revival and Sunday school music, and 90 songs for special occasions (Christmas, Easter, etc.). He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry

Thomas MacKellar

1812 - 1899 Person Name: Thomas Mackellar Author of "Waiting at the Door" in The Helper in Sacred Song Mackellar, Thomas, was born in New York, Aug. 12, 1812. At the age of 14 he entered the printing establishment of Harper Brothers. In 1833 he removed to Philadelphia and joined the type-foundry firm of Johnson & Smith, as proof reader. He subsequently became a foreman, and then a partner in that firm, which has been known from 1860 as Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan, type-founders of Philadelphia. His publications include The American Printer, 1866, a prose work, and the following in verse:— (1) Droppings from the Heart, 1844; (2) Tam's Fortnight Ramble, 1847; (3) Lines for the Gentle and Loving, 1853; (4) Rhymes Atween Times, 1872. The last contains some of his hymns. (5) Hymns and a few Metrical Psalms, Phila. 1883 (71 hymns, 3 psalms), 2nd edition, 1887 (84 hymns, 3 psalms). Those of his hymns in common use include :— 1. At the door of mercy sighing. Lent. Published in his Rhymes Atween Times, 1872, as, "Long of restful peace forsaken," and again in Dr. Hitchcock's Hymns & Songs of Praise, 1874, as "At the door of mercy sighing." 2. Bear the burden of the present. Resignation. Written in 1852, and published in his Lines for the Gentle and Loving, 1853; and Lyra Sacra Americana, 1868. Part of this hymn, beginning "All unseen the Master walketh," was in common use in Great Britain. 3. Book of grace, and book of glory. Holy Scripture. Written in 1843. It was given in the Sunday School Union Collection, 1860, and his Hymns and a few M. Psalms, &c, 1883, and a few collections, including Allon's Children's Worship, 1878, &c. 4. Draw nigh to the Holy. Jesus, the soul’s Refuge. In Sumner's Songs of Zion, 1851, and the Lyra Sacra Americana, 1868, in 5 st. of 8 1ines. 5. Father, in my life's young morning. A Child's Prayer. Written in 1841. 6. In the vineyard of our Father. Work for God. Written in 1845. It was given in the Hymns for Church & Home, Philadelphia, I860, and other collections. 7. Jesus! when my soul is parting. Continued presence of Jesus desired. Written in 1848, and included in Lyra Sacra Americana, 1868, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines, and entitled "Jesus first and last." 8. There is a land immortal. Heaven. Mr. Mackellar says that this hymn was written "One evening as a fancy suddenly struck me of a religious nature, I laid aside the work in hand, and pursuing the new idea, I at once produced the hymn, ‘There is a land immortal,' and sent it to the editor [of Neale's Gazette], who referred to it as a religious poem from ‘Tam,' my assumed name, under which I had already acquired considerable notoriety. This was in 1845. It was widely copied, and afterwards inserted in a volume published by me." Duffield's English Hymns, &c, 1886, p. 551. Mr. Mackellar was an Elder of the Presbyterian Church. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ====================== Mackellar, T., p. 708, ii. Additional hymns are:— (1) "I have no hiding-place" (Safety in Jesus), (2) “I will extol Thee every day" (Praise to God). These are dated 1880 and 1871 respectively in Stryker's Church Songs, N. Y., 1889. He died Dec. 29, 1899. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ============ Mackellar, T., pp. 708, ii.; 1578, ii. He died Dec. 29, 1899. His hymn, “O the darkness, O the sorrow" (Redemption through Christ), was written in 1886, and added to the latest 1668 editions of his Hymns & Metrical Psalms. It is found in Summa Corda, 1898, and several other collections. His Hymns and Poems were collected and published in 1900. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)