We found "linger" used in 20 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
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...Jesus is calling today;
Why should I linger, linger, linger,
I will arise and away....
Jesus is calling today;
Why should I linger, linger, linger,
I will arise and away.
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Oh, why do you linger yet longer?
O sinner, to Jesus draw nigh;...
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Oh, why do you linger yet longer?
O sinner, to Jesus draw nigh;
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Let us linger at the cross,
’Tis the place of humble prayer,...
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Let us linger at the cross,
’Tis the place of humble prayer,
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Away! away! not a moment to linger,
Haste we now with footstep free,...
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Away! away! not a moment to linger,
Haste we now with footstep free,
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O sinner, why linger in doubt and dismay,
When Jesus is ready to save?...
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O sinner, why linger in doubt and dismay,
When Jesus is ready to save?
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At the mercy seat I linger,
Where I see the crimson seal,...
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At the mercy seat I linger,
Where I see the crimson seal,
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O sinner, why linger in doubt and dismay,
When Jesus is ready to save?...
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O sinner, why linger in doubt and dismay,
When Jesus is ready to save?
...’Tis the last call of mercy,
That lingers for thee;
Oh! sinner, receive it;...
’Tis the last call of mercy,
That lingers for thee;
Oh! sinner, receive it;
...Of Sodom’s judgment came,
And Lot, who lingered in the scene,
Was pulled from out the flame....
Of Sodom’s judgment came,
And Lot, who lingered in the scene,
Was pulled from out the flame.
...They glimmer or they pass.
With folded arms I linger not
To call them back; ’twere vain;...
They glimmer or they pass.
With folded arms I linger not
To call them back; ’twere vain;
...Half inclined to go away;
Still I linger, for it whispers,
Harden not thy heart today....
Half inclined to go away;
Still I linger, for it whispers,
Harden not thy heart today.
...And echoes from the angels’ chime
Still linger on the Christmas air,
And float upon the stream of time....
And echoes from the angels’ chime
Still linger on the Christmas air,
And float upon the stream of time.
...I fill there my cup every morning—
At evening I linger for more.
I never shall weary of living...
I fill there my cup every morning—
At evening I linger for more.
I never shall weary of living
...Have faith in God, and wait;
Although He linger long,
He never comes too late....
Have faith in God, and wait;
Although He linger long,
He never comes too late.
...The holy night of Jesus’ birth.
Memories of that glory seem to linger still—
To linger still, o’er vale and hill;...
The holy night of Jesus’ birth.
Memories of that glory seem to linger still—
To linger still, o’er vale and hill;
...And refuse to seek His face,
Tho’ He linger at your heart,
You may grieve Him to depart....
And refuse to seek His face,
Tho’ He linger at your heart,
You may grieve Him to depart.
...And sad—so sad—
We linger at Thy door;
O make us glad....
And sad—so sad—
We linger at Thy door;
O make us glad.
...The shadows now grow long;
But still we linger, ere we go,
To sing our latest song....
The shadows now grow long;
But still we linger, ere we go,
To sing our latest song.
...The gate of the open fold;
Why linger then or hesitate?
His love cannot be told....
The gate of the open fold;
Why linger then or hesitate?
His love cannot be told.
...We’ll never say goodbye.
How joyful is the hope that lingers,
When loved ones cross death’s sea,...
We’ll never say goodbye.
How joyful is the hope that lingers,
When loved ones cross death’s sea,
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