Scripture Verse

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Introduction

Words: Ri­chard Jukes, in the Mil­len­ni­al Harp (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Josh­ua V. Himes, 1842). Some sourc­es at­trib­ute the text to G. A. Stearns.

Music: Ben­ga­lu­ru B. A. Car­ter, 1895 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know Car­ter’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Richard Jukes
(1804–1867)

Lyrics

We’re tra­vel­ing home to Heav’n above,
Will you go? Will you go?
We sing the Sav­ior’s dy­ing love,
Will you go? Will you go?
Millions have reached that blest abode,
Anointed kings and priests to God,
And mill­ions now are on the road,
Will you go? Will you go?

We’re going to see the bleed­ing Lamb,
Will you go, will you go?
In rap­tur­ous strains to praise His name,
Will you go, will you go?
The crown of life we there shall wear,
The con­quer­or’s palm our hands shall bear,
And all the joys of Heav’n we’ll share,
Will you go, will you go?

We’re go­ing to join the hea­ven­ly choir,
Will you go, will you go?
To raise our voice and tune the lyre,
Will you go, will you go?
There saints and an­gels glad­ly sing
Hosanna to their God and king,
And make the heav’n­ly arch­es ring,
Will you go, will you go?

We’re go­ing to walk the plains of light,
Will you go, will you go?
Where per­fect day ex­cludes the night:
Will you go, will you go?
Our sun will there no more go down,
In that blest world of great renown,
Our days of mourn­ing past and gone,
Will you go, will you go?

Ye wea­ry, hea­vy laden, come,
Will you go? Will you go?
In the blest house there still is room,
Will you go? Will you go?
The Lord is wait­ing to receive,
If thou wilt on Him now be­lieve,
He’ll give thy trou­bled con­science ease,
Come be­lieve, come be­lieve.

The way to Heav’n is free for all,
Will you go? Will you go?
For Jew and Gen­tile, great and small,
Will you go? Will you go?
Make up your mind, give God your heart;
With ev­ery sin and id­ol part,
And now for glo­ry make a start:
Will you go? Will you go?

The way to Heav’n is straight and plain,
Will you go? Will you go?
Repent, be­lieve, be born again,
Will you go? Will you go?
The Sav­ior cries aloud to thee,
Take up thy cross and fol­low Me,
And thou shalt My sal­va­tion see,
Come to Me, come to Me.