{"slug": "he-was-not-willing", "title": "He Was Not Willing", "first_line": "\"He was not willing that any should perish\"; Jesus", "author": "lucy-r-meyer", "author_date": "1885", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 10, 11, 10], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Baptism", "Brotherhood", "Consecration", "Cross"], "scripture": ["Isaiah 11:10", "Romans 8:38-39", "1 Timothy 1:14", "John 3:16"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:293; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1885).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "he_was_not_willing_thatanyshouldperish_j", "total_instances": 48}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "\"He was not will -- ing that an -- y should per -- ish\"; Je -- sus en -- throned in the glo -- ry a -- bove, Saw our poor fal -- len world, pit -- ied our sor -- rows, Poured out His life for us, won -- der -- ful love! Per -- ish -- ing, per -- ish -- ing! Throng -- ing our path -- way, Hearts break with bur -- dens too heav -- y to bear: Je -- sus would save, but there's no one to tell them, No one to lift them from sin and des -- pair.", "prose": ["\"He was not willing that any should perish\";", "Jesus enthroned in the glory above,", "Saw our poor fallen world, pitied our sorrows,", "Poured out His life for us, wonderful love!", "Perishing, perishing! Thronging our pathway,", "Hearts break with burdens too heavy to bear:", "Jesus would save, but there's no one to tell them,", "No one to lift them from sin and despair."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "\"He was not will -- ing that an -- y should per -- ish\"; Clothed in our flesh with its sor -- row and pain, Came He to seek the lost, com -- fort the mour -- ner, Heal the heart bro -- ken by sor -- row and shame. Per -- ish -- ing, per -- ish -- ing! Har -- vest is pass -- ing, Reap -- ers are few and the night draw -- eth near: Je -- sus is call -- ing thee, haste to the reap -- ing, Thou shalt have souls, prec -- ious souls for thy hire.", "prose": ["\"He was not willing that any should perish\";", "Clothed in our flesh with its sorrow and pain,", "Came He to seek the lost, comfort the mourner,", "Heal the heart broken by sorrow and shame.", "Perishing, perishing! Harvest is passing,", "Reapers are few and the night draweth near:", "Jesus is calling thee, haste to the reaping,", "Thou shalt have souls, precious souls for thy hire."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Plen -- ty for plea -- sure, but lit -- tle for Je -- sus; Time for the world with its troub -- les and toys, No time for Je -- sus' work, feed -- ing the hun -- gry, Lift -- ing lost souls to e -- ter -- ni -- ty's joys. Per -- ish -- ing, per -- ish -- ing! Hark, how they call us; Bring us your Sav -- ior, oh, tell us of Him! We are so wear -- y, so heav -- i -- ly lad -- en, And with long weep -- ing our eyes have grown dim.", "prose": ["Plenty for pleasure, but little for Jesus;", "Time for the world with its troubles and toys,", "No time for Jesus' work, feeding the hungry,", "Lifting lost souls to eternity's joys.", "Perishing, perishing! Hark, how they call us;", "Bring us your Savior, oh, tell us of Him!", "We are so weary, so heavily laden,", "And with long weeping our eyes have grown dim."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "\"He was not will -- ing that an -- y should per -- ish\"; Am I His fol -- low -- er, and can I live Long -- er at ease with a soul go -- ing down -- ward, Lost for the lack of the help I might give! Per -- ish -- ing, per -- ish -- ing! Thou wast not will -- ing; Mas -- ter, for -- give, and in -- spire us a -- new; Ban -- ish our world -- li -- ness, help us to ev -- er Live with e -- ter -- ni -- ty's val -- ues in view.", "prose": ["\"He was not willing that any should perish\";", "Am I His follower, and can I live", "Longer at ease with a soul going downward,", "Lost for the lack of the help I might give!", "Perishing, perishing! Thou wast not willing;", "Master, forgive, and inspire us anew;", "Banish our worldliness, help us to ever", "Live with eternity's values in view."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}