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Knocking, knocking, the Savior stands

Knocking, knocking, the Savior stands

Author: Helen H. Lemmel
Tune: [Knocking, knocking, the Savior stands]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Knocking, knocking, the Savior stands,
A kingly Guest with wounded hands;
Knocking, knocking, Oh, wonderful love!
'Tis God's own Son from heav'n above.

Refrain:
Let Him in, He will sweetly abide,
Savior and Friend when there's no one beside;
Once for you He was crucified;
Knocking, knocking, let Him in.

2 Knocking, knocking, and calling your name,
He bought you, soul, and His own He would claim;
Knocking, knocking, oh, give Him place,
See the pleading love in His wounded face. [Refrain]

3 Knocking, knocking, but fainter now;
Oh, the grief and pain on His thorn-crowned brow!
Knocking, knocking, my gracious Lord,
What shame that the door is yet unbarred. [Refrain]

4 Knocking, knocking, oh, what do you fear?
Are there idols there than Christ more dear?
Knocking, knocking, the Lord receive,
And more than the world He will freely give. [Refrain]

Source: Victory Songs: For the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services. #228

Author: Helen H. Lemmel

Born: November 14, 1863, Wardle, England. Died: November 1, 1961, at her home in Seattle, Washington. Buried: Lemmel was cremated, but her final resting place is unknown to us. Daughter of a Methodist minister, Helen emigrated from England with her family to America when she was 12 years old. They first settled in Mississippi, then relocated to Wisconsin. She moved to Seattle in 1904, and for three years was music critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. While interviewing German singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Helen was persuaded to go to Europe. A gifted singer, she studied music in Germany for four years. Upon her return to America, she began giving concerts and traveling on the Chautauqua circuit. Eventually, she became a vocal… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Knocking, knocking, the Savior stands
Author: Helen H. Lemmel
Refrain First Line: Let him in
Copyright: Public Domain

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