Scripture Verse

Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Introduction

Words: Ka­tha­rine E. Pur­vis, in The Cho­rus of Praise, ed­it­ed by James M. Black (New York: Ea­ton & Mains, 1898), num­ber 77.

Music: Charles F. Green (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Pur­vis or Green (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Jesus is wait­ing, O sin­ner, for thee,
Calling so ten­der­ly, Come un­to Me;
Waiting His mer­cy and peace to im­part,
Come, then, O wan­der­er, give Him thy heart.

Refrain

Come to Him now, He’s wait­ing for thee,
Turn not away from His mer­cy so free;
Jesus is wait­ing, wait­ing for thee,
Calling so ten­der­ly, Come un­to Me.

Come from the path that seems plea­sant and wide,
Narrow the way if thou walk by His side;
Narrow, yet bright­ened with bless­ings un­told,
Leading thee home to the ci­ty of gold.

Refrain

Come to the Sav­ior whose grace is so free,
Come to Him now while He call­eth for thee;
Enter the fold by the on­ly true door,
Come, quick­ly come, lest He call thee no more.

Refrain