Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
Words: W. T. Tibbs, in Songs of Gratitude, by James Fillmore (Cincinnati, Ohio: Fillmore Brothers, 1877), page 54.
Music: James H. Fillmore, Sr. (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Tibbs’ full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Come,
is the Savior’s dying word
To all who seek relief;
Come with your guilt and weary load;
Come with your sin and grief.
Refrain
Full is the fount, whose healing tide
Opened for all when the Savior died;
Come, and His pardon full receive:
Jesus eternal life will give.
Come,
is the Spirit’s tender call
To sinners doomed to die;
Come,
says the Church to earth, and all
The ransomed saints on high.
Refrain
Come, for the gracious Savior stands
Still pleading for your love;
Come, yield your heart to His commands;
Come, seek the home above.
Refrain