Now Is the Accepted Time (Hand)

lyricist: Eliza Hand, 1917
Composer: Charles Gabriel

O why will you long­er your choice de­lay?

The Sav­ior is wait­ing for you;

Then come to Him now

and re­pent­ing

say:

Lord

what wilt Thou have me to do?

Now

just now is the time

Now

just now is the time;

Now is the day of sal­va­tion: Come

come just now.

O come while He calls you

just as you are;

While mer­cy is of­fered to all;

Return

tho’ in sin you have wan­dered far;

O hear

and at­tend to His call.

O why will you doubt Him

re­fuse His love

Why grieve Him by turn­ing away?

He’s plead­ing with you from the throne ab­ove;

O come

then

while yet it is day.

He knocks at the door of your trem­bling heart;

O will you not let Him come in?

Unbar it

or He may ere long de­part

And leave you all hope­less in sin.

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