Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Frank E. Wil­der, 1907. Ap­peared in Hall­owed Hymns New and Old, by I. All­an San­key (New York and Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1909), num­ber 28 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Wil­der (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

I have wan­dered so long
Midst the plea­sures of earth,
Spread around me in dazz­ling ar­ray;
But a still voice di­vine
Speaks to this heart of mine,
Bidding me to turn back to­day.

Refrain

And I may be saved, ev­en I may be saved,
Oh, what mer­cy, Lord, how can it be?
Jesus suf­fered and died,
On the cross cru­ci­fied,
Just to save a poor sin­ner like me.

Shall I list to that voice,
Shall I turn from the way,
That my foot­steps have fol­lowed so long?
Still He ten­der­ly calls,
Come, oh, come unto Me,
All ye wea­ry
of sin and wrong.

Refrain

Can it be that my life
Can be made pure and clean,
By the blood shed on Cal­va­ry’s tree?
But His pro­mise is plain,
He will cleanse ev­ery stain,
From the heart that ac­cepts His plea.

Refrain

Jesus, come to me now,
Take me just as I am,
All my sin, all my will I re­sign;
To be guid­ed by Thee,
Is suf­fi­cient for me,
Just to know that Thy love is mine.

Refrain