He’s come through fasting forty days (let Jesus in),
Rebuffing all the dark one’s ways (let Jesus in).
Through wedding feast, water to wine (let Jesus in),
He is the root, the one true vine (let Jesus in).
Inviting both his foe and friend (let Jesus in),
He knocks and knocks unto the end (let Jesus in),
For though he trod the press alone (let Jesus in),
Within our hearts he’d make a home (let Jesus in).

Let him in, let him in, does not matter where you’ve been,
He can bind each broken heart, give your life a brand new start.
Let him in, let him in, let his healing hand begin;
All your error wash away … let his joy be yours today.

He heals the sick, the blind now see (let Jesus in),
He breaks the the chain to make you free (let Jesus in)
From death and hell to walk the way (let Jesus in),
You daughters and you sons of day (let Jesus in).
Through pains that only he could bear (let Jesus in),
He’s brought a crown for you to wear (let Jesus in),
Sandals of peace to shod your feet (let Jesus in),
Open the door, your Savior greet (let Jesus in).

Let him in, let him in, does not matter where you’ve been,
He can bind the broken heart, give your life a brand new start.
Let him in, let him in, let his healing hand begin;
All your error wash away … let his joy be yours today.
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Copyright 2025 M. Ryan Taylor

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Note: This is in the tradition of old ‘call and response’ spirituals and will be set in that style with a soloist calling out declarations which are answered by the choir: “Let Jesus in.” I had originally hoped to add more details of the things Jesus walked through to get to us from his life and teachings, but it took a slightly different turn. Mostly written during ‘Stake Conference’ yesterday (a bi-yearly, 2-hour, multi-congregational meeting of a combined number of ‘wards’ that make up a ‘Stake of Zion’). After singing with the choir, I came down to sit with my family and just started with the thought ‘Let him in.’ The word ‘let’ has been a big deal to me lately; the whole idea of letting things happen naturally, rather than grunting and pushing your way through life … there are times when concerted effort is necessary, but for much of life we can calmly set things up and let things happen. Letting the Savior do his work in us can be at times one of those things. I believe, like a doctor making a house call, he’s just waiting for us to let him do his work, we just have to open the door and let him in.

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