Scripture Verse

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace. Hebrews 4:16

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, circa 1899. Co­py­right­ed in 1900 by Liz­zie E. Swe­ney, wi­dow of com­pos­er John Swe­ney, it ap­peared in Gos­pel Song-Gems No.1, ed­it­ed by H. A. Wolf­sohn (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1901).

Music: John R. Swe­ney (🔊 pdf nwc).

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John R. Sweney (1837–1899)

Lyrics

Come, ye who from your hearts be­lieve
That Je­sus an­swers pray­er,
Come bold­ly to a throne of grace
And claim His pro­mise there,
That, if His love in us abide
And we in Him are one,
Whatever in His name we ask
It sure­ly will be done.

Refrain

Come lov­ing­ly and trust­ing­ly,
Take Je­sus at His word,
For He has said, the pray­er of faith
Was ne­ver yet un­heard.

If in the foun­tain filled with blood
Our sins are washed away
Come bold­ly to a throne of grace,
Rejoicing that we may
Come bold­ly to a throne of grace,
And bless the Lord our king—
Who fills our grate­ful hearts with praise,
And tunes our tongues to sing.

Refrain

From every pre­cious, gold­en hour
We spend in fer­vent pray­er,
We ga­ther strength from day to day
For each re­turn­ing care;
And, while with true, be­liev­ing hearts
We bow be­fore His throne,
There’s not a pro­mise He has made
But we may call our own.

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