Why dost thou lin­ger

"Why dost thou lin­ger" appears in 3 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

“Why dost thou lin­ger”· 3 hymns found
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Speed, for the mo­ments are hur­ry­ing on.
Jesus is look­ing, Je­sus is call­ing,
Come close to the Sav­ior,

Why dost thou lin­ger

How canst thou tar­ry in sight of the prize?
Run to Him quick­ly, say to Him glad­ly,
He know­eth thy heart op­pressed.

Heir of the Kingdom

lyricist: Anonymous
Composer: Lowell Mason (1792–1872)
Hymn 1

...Speed, for the mo­ments are hur­ry­ing on.

Heir of the king­dom, say, why dost thou lin­ger?

How canst thou tar­ry in sight of the prize?...

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Speed, for the mo­ments are hur­ry­ing on.

Heir of the king­dom, say, why dost thou lin­ger?

How canst thou tar­ry in sight of the prize?

Heir of the Kingdom

Coming Today

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1880
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 2

...Jesus is look­ing, Je­sus is call­ing,

Why dost thou lin­ger, why tar­ry away?

Run to Him quick­ly, say to Him glad­ly,...

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Jesus is look­ing, Je­sus is call­ing,

Why dost thou lin­ger, why tar­ry away?

Run to Him quick­ly, say to Him glad­ly,

Coming Today

Come Close to the Savior

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1890
Composer: Horatio Palmer
Hymn 3

...Come close to the Sav­ior,

O why dost thou lin­ger?

He know­eth thy heart op­pressed....

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Come close to the Sav­ior,

O why dost thou lin­ger?

He know­eth thy heart op­pressed.

Come Close to the Savior

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