Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
Words: Anonymous, in The Brilliant, edited by William T. Giffe (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1874), number 122. This source states the lyrics came from the Guide to Holiness (not further identified).
Music: Brevard John Frybarger, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know the lyricist, or where to get a good picture of him or Frybarger (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Don’t you hear Him sweetly calling?
Jesus speaks in tone of love;
Hear the tones in accents falling,
Falling from above.
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Let us ’round the standard rally,
Jesus, Jesus bids us come;
He will lead us through the valley,
O’er the river, safely home.
In My Father’s house in Heaven
Is prepared a place for thee;
Lovely mansions freely given,
Only come and follow Me.
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Hear Him pleading in the garden,
See Him bleeding on the cross;
Will you slight the proffered pardon?
Can you bear the dreadful loss?
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Let us climb the holy mountain,
Safe from anger, sloth and pride;
Linger near the healing fountain,
Flowing from Immanuel’s side.
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Christians need not be afflicted,
When the night of death shall come
All the passage will be lighted,
In that blest immortal home.
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When the silver cord is broken,
When our earthly home shall fall;
When the last farewell is spoken—
Save us, Jesus, save us all.
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