ELHB Hymn 51
Behold a Stranger at the door!
J. Grigg (1765)
Hymn Text
51. Behold a Stranger at the door!
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1 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.
He gently knocks, has knocked before,
Has waited long, is waiting still:
You treat no other friend so ill.
2 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.
He will; the very friend you need:
The friend of sinners -- yes, 'tis He,
With garments dyed on Calvary.
3 O lovely attitude! He stands
With melting heart and laden hands;
O matchless kindness! and He shows
This matchless kindness to His foes.
With melting heart and laden hands;
O matchless kindness! and He shows
This matchless kindness to His foes.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #51