1 Is Jesus grieved when the heart of sin
Refuseth to hear his voice;
While he waits to bless all who confess
The Saviour now as their choice.
O yes, I know it grieves him so,
For he longs our souls to set free,
And his love he offers, full pardon proffers;
O heed, he is calling thee.

2 Is Jesus grieved when his wayward child
Reclaimed from the ranks of sin;
In some evil hour, lets the tempter’s pow’r
Once more a sad vict’ry win.
O yes, I’m sure, his love so pure
Still yearns to welcome his won.
And in tones so tender he says remember,
Ye cannot endure alone.

3 Is Jesus grieved when the darkened heart
Rejecteth the light he gives;
When our hope grows dim, and we stray from him
Who died, and has ris’n, and lives?
O yes, I know he feels our woe,
He has suffered death for us all,
But again he liveth and ever giveth
Us life, when on him we call.

4 Is Jesus grieved when we wander far
Away from his shelt’ring care?
Leaving Shepherd’s fold, facing storm and cold,
On mountains so bleak and bare;
O yes, I know he loves us so,
And he longs to gather his own,
To the mansions fairer, of beauty rarer
Than ever we here have known.