Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#236a

236a. Just as Thou Art

1 Just as thou art--without one trace
Of love, or joy, or inward grace,
Or meetness for the heavenly place,
O guilty sinner! come, oh, come!

2 Thy sins I bore on Calvary’s tree;
The stripes, thy due, were laid on Me,
That peace and pardon might be free;
O wretched sinner! come, oh, come!

3 Burdened with guilt, would'st thou be blessed?
Trust not the world; it gives no rest;
I bring relief to hearts oppressed:
O weary winner! come, oh, come!

4 Come, leave thy burden at the cross,
Count all thy gains but empty dross:
My grace repays all earthly loss;
O needy sinner! come, oh, come!

5 Come, hither bring thy boding fears,
Thy aching heart, thy bursting tears;
’Tis mercy’s voice salutes thine ears;
O trembling sinner! come, oh, come!

6 "The Spirit and the bride say, come!"
Rejoicing saints re-echo, "come!"
Who faints, who thirsts, who will, may come;
Thy Saviour bids thee come, oh come!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Just as thou art--without one trace
• Title: Just as Thou Art
• Author: Russel Sturgis Cook, 1811-1864 (1850)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Repentance
• Notes: First Tune

Tune Information

• Name: WOODWORTH
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury, 1816-1868 (1849)
• Meter: L. M.