O Jesus, thou art standing - Shepard, Thomas Griffin

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◈ Genre / Form Anthems

♯ Key E major

⁄ Time Signature 3/4

♬ Voicing → SSATB

◆ Difficulty

Advanced (Grade 5-6)

↕ Range E2 – A5

¶ Language → English

Measures 57

Texture Homophonic

Parts 8

Instruments SSATB, Organ

Pages 6

CPDL # 58171

Editor Andrew Sims

Posted 2020-04-25

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

D#4 – A5

Alto

B3 – B4

Tenor

E3 – F#4

Bass

E2 – D4

Midi_20

E2 – E4

¶Lyrics / Text

O Jesus, thou art standing, Outside the fast closed door, In lowly patience waiting To pass the threshold o’er: We bear the name of Christians, His name and sign we bear, O shame, thrice shame upon us, To keep him standing there! O Jesus, thou art knocking; And lo! that hand is scarred, And thorns thy brow encircle, And tears thy face have marred: O love that passeth knowledge, so patiently to wait! O sin that hath no equal, So fast to bar the gate! O Jesus, thou art pleading In accents meek and low, I died for you, my children, And will ye treat me so? O Lord, with shame and sorrow We open now the door; Dear Saviour, enter, enter, And leave us nevermore.