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Behold a Stranger at the door!
Behold, a Stranger at the door!
He gently knocks, has knocked before,
Has waited long, is waiting still:
You treat no other friend so ill.
O lovely attitude! He stands
With melting heart and laden hands;
O matchless kindness! and He
shows
This matchless kindness to His foes.
But will He prove a Friend indeed?
He will; the very Friend you
need;
The Friend of sinners—yes, ’tis He,
With garments dyed on Calvary.
Rise, touched with gratitude
divine;
Turn out His enemy and thine,
That soul destroying monster, sin,
And let the heavenly Stranger in.
Admit Him, for the human breast
Ne’er entertained so kind a Guest;
No mortal tongue their joys can tell
With whom He condescends to
dwell.
Sovereign of souls, Thou Prince of Peace,
O may Thy gentle reign increase:
Throw wide the door, each willing
mind;
And be His empire all mankind.
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