Scripture Verse

I will trust, and not be afraid. Isaiah 12:2

Introduction

Words: Stel­la M. Thomp­son, in The Pi­lot, by Al­fred Hel­ton et al. (Len­oir, North Car­ol­ina: Teach­ers’ Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, 1914), num­ber 392.

Music: Alf­red E. Hel­ton (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

’Neath your guilt no long­er bow,
Come and take His cleans­ing now,
Let Him not (oh! let Him not)
Plead in vain (now plead in vain);
He hath suf­fered death for you,
Proved a no­ble friend and true;
Will you slight (oh! will you slight?)
Him to­day?

Refrain

Come and take the Lord
At His bless­èd word;
Trust His pow’r, His sav­ing pow’r;
Come and take the Lord
At His bless­èd word,
And ac­cept His love this hour!

All who have His pro­mise heard,
Come and take Him at His word,
At the cross (yes, at the cross)
Pardon waits (full par­don waits);
They who will may J­esus know,
And more like Him dai­ly grow,
Marching t’ward (while march­ing t’ward)
Heaven’s gates.

Refrain

Trust the King who reigns ab­ove,
Come and take His gift of love;
It is free (oh! it is free)
For each one (yes, for each one);
Oh! re­pent, be­lieve to­day,
From the right no long­er stray;
Soon your race (oh! soon your race)
Will be run!

Refrain