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[Hear the gospel invitation ringing down]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Mrs. C. H. Morris Incipit: 53653 23213 53653 Used With Text: Christ is Able

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Hear the gospel invitation Refrain First Line: Christ is able, ready too Lyrics: 1 Hear the gospel invitation, All ye weary, tempest-tossed; Christ now offers you salvation Purchased at tremendous cost. Refrain: Christ is able, ready too, Christ is willing, soul, are you? He will cleanse you through and through, Cleanse and save you now. 2 Hope and joy he freely giveth, Peace and rest for pain and strife; He that on the Son believeth Now hath everlasting life. [Refrain] 3 Jesus died for your redemption, All your sins he freely bore; Come and hear his words of pardon, Go in peace, and sin no more. [Refrain] 4 Nothing having, nothing bringing But an humble contrite heart, Simply to his promise clinging, He salvation will impart. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Hear the gospel invitation]

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Christ is Able

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: Songs of Matchless Love #3 (1904) First Line: Hear the gospel invitation Refrain First Line: Christ is able, ready too Lyrics: 1 Hear the gospel invitation, All ye weary, tempest-tossed; Christ now offers you salvation Purchased at tremendous cost. Refrain: Christ is able, ready too, Christ is willing, soul, are you? He will cleanse you through and through, Cleanse and save you now. 2 Hope and joy he freely giveth, Peace and rest for pain and strife; He that on the Son believeth Now hath everlasting life. [Refrain] 3 Jesus died for your redemption, All your sins he freely bore; Come and hear his words of pardon, Go in peace, and sin no more. [Refrain] 4 Nothing having, nothing bringing But an humble contrite heart, Simply to his promise clinging, He salvation will impart. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Hear the gospel invitation]

Christ is Able

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #12 (1907) First Line: Hear the gospel invitation ringing down Refrain First Line: Christ is able, ready too Topics: Invitation Tune Title: [Hear the gospel invitation ringing down]

Christ is Able

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: Pentecostal Hymns No. 3 #12 (1902) First Line: Hear the gospel invitation ringing down Refrain First Line: Christ is able, ready too Topics: Invitation Tune Title: [Hear the gospel invitation ringing down]

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Mrs. C. H. Morris

1862 - 1929 Composer of "[Hear the gospel invitation]" in Songs of Matchless Love Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke