Hymn
Why Do You Wait?
Why do you wait, dear brother?
Oh, why do you tarry so long?
Your Saviour is waiting to give you
A place in His sanctified throng.
Why not? why not?
Why not come to Him now?
Why not? why not?
Why not come to Him now?
What do you hope, dear brother,
To gain by a further delay?
There’s no one to save you but Jesus,
There’s no other way but His way.
Do you not feel, dear brother,
His Spirit now striving within?
Oh, why not accept His salvation,
And throw off your burden of sin?
Why do your wait, dear brother?
The harvest is passing away;
Your Saviour is longing to bless you;
There's danger and death in delay.
Why Do You Wait? — Text from Victory Songs, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/why-do-you-wait
Chord chart coming soon
Want to play this one? Leave your email and we'll let you know when the chords are ready.
Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Why Do You Wait?
The words of Why Do You Wait were written by George F. Root; the version here was published in 1920. The library also holds Come to the Savior, another hymn by George F. Root.
Is Why Do You Wait public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Victory Songs, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.