Skip to content

A copy of Advent Hymnals. Open this page on adventhymnals.org →

Advent Hymnals

Christ in Song 7

Let Him In

Words: Rev. J. B. AtchisonMusic: E. O. Excell

Studio

1There's a Stranger at the door, Let him in; He has been there oft before, Let him in; Let him in, ere he is gone, Let him in, the Holy One, Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, Let him in.

2Open now to him your heart, Let him in; If you wait he will depart, Let him in; Let him in, he is your Friend, He your soul will sure defend, He will keep you to the end, Let him in.

3Hear you now his loving voice? Let him in; Now, O now make him your choice, Let him in; He is standing at your door, Joy to you he will restore, And his name you will adore, Let him in.

4Now admit the heavenly Guest, Let him in; He will make for you a feast, Let him in; He will speak your sins forgiv'n, And when earth ties all are riv'n, He will take you home to heav'n, Let him in.

Scripture
Rev. 3:20

Copyright, 1878, by John J. Hood. Used by permission of E. O. Excell, owner

The verse

Meter
44
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

There's a Stranger at the door, Let him in; He has been there oft before, Let him in; Let him in, ere he is gone, Let him in, the Holy One, Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, Let him in./˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘˘˘//˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘44A

Verse 2

Open now to him your heart, Let him in; If you wait he will depart, Let him in; Let him in, he is your Friend, He your soul will sure defend, He will keep you to the end, Let him in./˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘44A

Verse 3

Hear you now his loving voice? Let him in; Now, O now make him your choice, Let him in; He is standing at your door, Joy to you he will restore, And his name you will adore, Let him in./˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘//˘˘//˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘44A

Verse 4

Now admit the heavenly Guest, Let him in; He will make for you a feast, Let him in; He will speak your sins forgiv'n, And when earth ties all are riv'n, He will take you home to heav'n, Let him in./˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘˘/˘/??˘////˘?˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘45A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.