Scripture Verse

Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Introduction

Words: Hel­en R. Young, in Gos­pel Hymns No. 4, ed­it­ed by Ira San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois & Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Big­low & Main and John Church, 1881), num­ber 43. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Al­lie Star­bright, Young’s pseu­do­nym.

Music: Ma­ta­gor­da Ira D. San­key (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

Sad and wea­ry, lone and drea­ry,
Lord, I would Thy call ob­ey;
Thee be­liev­ing, Christ re­ceiv­ing,
I would come to Thee to­day.

Refrain

I am com­ing, I am com­ing,
Coming, Sav­ior, to be blessed;
I am com­ing, I am com­ing,
Coming, Lord, to Thee for rest.

Thou, the holy, meek and low­ly,
Jesus, un­to Thee I come;
Keep me ev­er, let me ne­ver
From Thy bless­èd keep­ing roam.

Refrain

Here abid­ing, in Thee hid­ing,
Seeks my wea­ry soul to rest;
Till the dawn­ing of the morn­ing,
When I wake amongst the blessed.

Refrain

Be Thou near me, keep and cheer me,
Thro’ life’s dark and stor­my way;
Turn my sad­ness in­to glad­ness,
Turn my dark­ness in­to day.

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