Welcome, wel­come! sin­ner, hear!
Hang not back through shame or fear;
Doubt not, nor dis­trust the call,
Mercy is pro­claimed to all.

Welcome to the of­fered peace;
Welcome, pri­son­er, to release!
Burst thy bonds; be saved; be free!
Rise and come—He call­eth thee.

Welcome, weep­ing pe­ni­tent!
Grace hath made thy heart re­lent;
Welcome, long es­trang­èd child!
God in Christ is re­con­ciled.

Welcome to the cleans­ing fount
Springing from the sac­red mount;
Welcome to the feast di­vine,
Bread of life and liv­ing wine.

All ye wea­ry and dis­tressed,
Welcome to re­lief and rest:
All is rea­dy; hear the call:
There is am­ple room for all.

None can come that shall not find
Mercy called whom grace in­clined;
Nor shall any will­ing heart
Hear the bit­ter word—De­part!

O the vir­tue of that price,
That re­deem­ing sac­ri­fice!
Come, ye bought, but not with gold;
Welcome to the sac­red fold.