Unbar the Door

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Unbar the door of your heart tonight

Author: T. Martin Towne
Tune: [Unbar the door of your heart tonight]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Unbar the door of your heart tonight,
Christ will enter in; Christ will enter in.
He only waits, sinner, your desire,
He will enter in, He will enter in.

Refrain:
Unbar the door, unbar the door,
Bid the blessed Savior now come in;
He is ling’ring there,
He is ling’ring there,
Longs to cleanse your heart from ev’ry sin.

2 Why longer wait? O decide tonight;
All is ready now, all is ready now,
The Spirit pleads, listen to His call,
He is ready now, He is ready now. [Refrain]

3 O restless soul, wilt thou longer doubt?
Quickly now believe, quickly now believe,
Follow the leadings the Spirit gives,
Only now believe, only now believe. [Refrain]

Source: Triumphant Songs No.5 #77

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Author: T. Martin Towne

Towne, T. Martin. (Coleraine, Franklin County, Massachusetts, May 31 [sic], 1835-- ). Methodist. Attended Williston's Seminary, East Hampton, Mass. 1855 to Hudson, New York, then Albany. Taught in Ypsilanti, Michigan, then Detroit. Settled in Janesville, Wisconsin. Served in the Civil War. Settled in Chicago; married Belle Kellogg. Keith C. Clark, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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First Line:	Unbar the door of your heart tonight
Title:	Unbar the Door
Author:	T. Martin Towne
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Unbar the door, unbar the door
Copyright:	Public Domain