Jesus Is Looking for You

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Out on the cold barren mountains of sin

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [Out on the cold barren mountains of sin]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 Out on the cold barren mountains of sin
Jesus is looking, is looking for you;
Striving your heart and affections to win,
Jesus is looking for you.
Looking, looking,
With heart that is constant and true;
He came from his throne to claim you his own,
And now is looking for you.

2 For you so freely he suffered and died,
Jesus is pleading, is pleading for you;
Points to his hands and his spear-wounded side,
Jesus is pleading for you.
Pleading, pleading,
With heart that is constant and true;
He came from his throne to claim you his own,
And now is pleading for you.

3 Over and over with patience untold,
Jesus is calling, is calling for you;
Loving to gather you safe in his fold,
Jesus is calling for you.
Calling, calling,
With heart that is constant and true;
He came from his throne to claim you his own,
And now is calling for you.

4 Thro’ the night watches and all the day long,
Jesus is waiting, is waiting for you;
Never was love so enduring and strong,
Jesus is waiting for you.
Waiting, waiting,
With heart that is constant and true;
He came from his throne to claim you his own,
And now is waiting for you.

5 Gone to prepare you a robe and a crown,
Jesus is coming, is coming for you;
Safely to gather his loved and his own,
Jesus is coming for you.
Coming, coming,
With heart that is constant and true;
He came from his throne to claim you his own,
And now is coming for you.

Source: Songs of Revival Power #52

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Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line:	Out on the cold barren mountains of sin
Title:	Jesus Is Looking for You
Author:	Mrs. C. H. Morris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	With heart that is constant and true
Copyright:	Public Domain