Come unto Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
Words: Caroline L. Shacklock, in The Brethren Hymnody, edited by J. C. Ewing (Wilmington, Ohio: J. C. Ewing, 1883), number 242.
Music: Sturgis J. C. Ewing (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Ewing’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him or Shacklock,
Come, ye weary, heavy laden
Faint and wounded in the strife;
I will bear anew your burdens,
I will give you light and life.
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Still from Heav’n the Savior pleadeth,
As of old in Galilee;
O ye weary, heavy laden,
Weak and wounded, come to Me.
Are you vanquished in the conflict
With the myriad hosts of sin?
I have borne the heat of battle,
That the victory you might win.
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Does the way seem long and dreary
Leading to the mansions blest?
Soon, beside the living waters,
Ye shall find the promised rest.
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Learn of Me, for I am lowly;
Follow in the path I trod;
For it leads to joy immortal,
In the city of our God.
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