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SDA Hymnal 289

The Savior Is Waiting

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1The Savior is waiting to enter your heart,
Why don't you let Him come in?
There's nothing in this world to keep you apart,
What is your answer to Him?

RefrainTime after time He has waited before,
And now He is waiting again
To see if you're willing to open the door:
O how He wants to come in.

2If you'll take one step toward the Savior, my friend,
You'll find His arms open wide;
Receive Him, and all of your darkness will end,
Within your heart He'll abide.

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The verse

Meter: 11.7.11.7
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAC

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Verse 1

The Savior is waiting to enter your heart,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A

Why don't you let Him come in?//˘/˘/˘7B

There's nothing in this world to keep you apart,//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/11A

What is your answer to Him?˘˘˘/˘˘˘7C

Verse 2

If you'll take one step toward the Savior, my friend,˘////˘/˘/˘˘/12A

You'll find His arms open wide;//˘//˘/7B

Receive Him, and all of your darkness will end,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A

Within your heart He'll abide.˘/˘//˘/7B

Refrain

Time after time He has waited before,//˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

And now He is waiting again˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

To see if you're willing to open the door:˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/11A

O how He wants to come in.˘/˘/˘/˘7C

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.