Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words: Ade­laide R. Webb, in The King’s Prais­es (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Praise Pub­lish­ing, 1910), num­ber 93.

Music: Ma­ry­land Al­ex­an­der Zar­nock (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

O hear the Sav­ior’s voice to­day,
Come to Me, O come to Me!
In ten­der ac­cents hear Him say,
“Come to Me, O come to Me!
If thou wouldst now be tru­ly blest,
Come, lay thy head up­on My breast,
O come, and I will give thee rest;
Come to Me, O come to Me!

“Come, wea­ry, hea­vy la­den soul,
Come to Me, O come to Me!
I’ll par­don, cleanse, and make thee whole,
Come to Me, O come to Me!
Long pa­tient years I’ve bid thee come,
O do no not long­er strive to roam,
But seek to­day thy Fa­ther’s home;
Come to Me, O come to Me!

Thy Fa­ther’s wait­ing to re­ceive,
Come to Me, O come to Me!
If thou wilt only now be­lieve,
Come to Me, O come to Me!
At last when all thy jour­ney’s o’er,
With all thy dear ones gone before,
Thou’lt be with Me for­ev­er­more;
Come to Me, O come to Me!