Scripture Verse

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Introduction

Words: Mrs. C. N. Pick­op, in Joy­ful Sounds, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1889), num­ber 53.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Pick­op’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of her (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

Come to Je­sus, trem­bling sin­ner,
With your load of guilt op­pressed;
Come to Je­sus, He will save you;
Come, and He will give you rest.

Refrain

Come to Je­sus, come to Je­sus,
Weary sin­ner, come to Je­sus while you may;
He will save you, He will save you,
Weary sin­ner, He will save you, come to­day.

He is wait­ing, He is rea­dy
Tender, loving words to say;
Will you not ac­cept His bless­ing?
Give your heart to Him to­day.

Refrain

Time is fly­ing, do not tar­ry;
Haste, while it is called to­day;
Can you spurn His ten­der plead­ing?
Can you turn this friend away?

Refrain

Do not lin­ger, do not tri­fle,
Heed your lov­ing Sav­ior’s call;
In His ten­der heart there’s mer­cy,
In His arms there’s room for all.

Refrain