Scripture Verse

Come unto Me. Matthew 11:28

Introduction

Words: W. H. Bur­rell, in Songs of Joy and Glad­ness, by John Swe­ney, Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick et al. (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Mc­Don­ald, Gill & Com­pa­ny, 1885), num­ber 176.

Music: Ar­ranged from John R. Swe­ney (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
John R. Sweney (1837–1899)

Lyrics

With my sin-wound­ed soul,
To be made ful­ly whole,
And Thy per­fect sal­va­tion to see,
With my heart all aglow,
To be washed white as snow,
I am com­ing, dear Sav­ior, to Thee.

Refrain

I am com­ing, dear Sav­ior, to Thee,
I am com­ing, dear Sav­ior, to Thee,
With my heart all aglow,
To be washed white as snow,
I am com­ing, dear Sav­ior, to Thee.

Oh how long I have tried,
To re­sist na­ture’s tide!
All in vain I have sighed to be free;
In my­self all un­done,
’Neath the waves sink­ing down,
I am com­ing, dear Sav­ior, to Thee.

Refrain

I Thy pro­mise be­lieve,
That in Thee I shall live,
Thro’ Thy blood shed so free­ly for me;
To ob­tain a pure heart,
And se­cure the good part,
I am com­ing, dear Sav­ior, to Thee.

Refrain

To be Thine, whol­ly Thine,
Precious Sav­ior di­vine,
With my all con­se­crated to Thee;
To be kept eve­ry hour,
By Thy love’s won­drous pow­er,
I am com­ing, dear Sav­ior, to Thee.

Refrain