Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: R. L. Blow­ers, 1905. Ap­peared in Wi­no­na Hymns, ed­it­ed by J. Wil­bur Chap­man & Ed­win O. Ex­cell (New York; Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia; Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois; St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri; San Fran­cis­co, Ca­li­for­nia: Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion and Sab­bath School Work, 1906), num­ber 50 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Do you hear the Sav­ior’s voice so sweet­ly call­ing,
Come to­day, come to­day;
He will wipe the tear­drops now so swift­ly fall­ing,
All away, all away;
Come to Him now with all your sor­row,
No long­er turn from Him away.

Refrain

Listen to His lov­ing voice so sweet­ly call­ing,
Come to­day, come to­day.

If you trust Him He will take away your sor­row,
Day by day, day by day;
And in safe­ty lead you to that bright to­mor­row,
All the way, all the way;
His arms are op­en to re­ceive you;
From sin and dark­ness turn away;

Refrain

He alone can give you par­don and sal­va­tion,
Full and free, full and free;
Whosoever is the bless­èd in­vi­ta­tion,
Come to Me, come to Me;
Then wait no long­er, night is fall­ing,
Too late, too late, He soon may say.

Refrain