1 Come now, from your slumber awaking,
And list to the voice of the Lord;
Above you His sunlight is breaking,
And o’er you His love is outpoured.
Refrain:
O come, come, come, come,
Come while the Spirit is calling,
O come to the Saviour today,
This may be your last invitation;
O come and no longer delay.
2 Find pardon and peace in believing,
And rest only saved ones can know;
The grace of assurance receiving,
And joy only He can bestow. [Refrain]
3 Then haste while the Saviour is waiting,
The call of the Gospel obey;
Give over your fruitless debating,
And kneel at His pierced feet today. [Refrain]
4 Today is the day of salvation,
Now enter the wide open door;
This may be your last invitation;
God’s Spirit may call you no more. [Refrain]
Source: Evangelistic Songs #92
Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC.
Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include:
Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904)
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