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THE OPEN DOOR

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S. D. A. Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 10, 1884

FromThe Signs of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 2

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THE OPEN DOOR.

From the distant lands appealing, There comes a cry for aid; The day of Christ’s revealing Breaks from the midnight shade; While each expectant nation Stands waiting on the shore, O heralds of Salvation, Behold the open door.
CHORUS—Behold the open door, Behold the open door, O heralds of salvation, Behold the open door.
God’s lightning cleaves the ocean To bear his words of cheer, He guides the storm’s commotion To draw the lands more near; He breaks the bands asunder, They melt his love before, And men cry out in wonder, “Behold the open door.”
God’s finger points thee onward, Fear not the tempest’s frown, The world is rolling onward, The cross shines out a crown. Ye, to whom much is given, O love and labor more; Then sweet the voice from Heaven, “Behold the open door.”
—American Temperance Union.