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by William Chatterton Dix (1837 - 1898)

Come unto Me
Language: English 
"Come unto Me, ye weary,
And I will give you rest."
O blessed voice of Jesus,
Which comes to hearts opprest!
It tells of benediction,
Of pardon, grace, and peace,
Of joy that hath no ending,
Of love which cannot cease.

"Come unto Me, ye wanderers;
And I will give you light."
O loving voice of Jesus,
Which comes to cheer the night!
Our hearts were filled with sadness,
And we had lost our way;
But Thou hast brought us gladness
And songs at break of day.

"Come unto Me, ye fainting,
And I will give you life."
O cheering voice of Jesus,
Which comes to aid our strife!
The Foe is stern and eager,
The fight is fierce and long;
But Thou hast made us mighty
And stronger than the strong.

And whosoever cometh,
I will not cast him out."
O [patient love]1 of Jesus,
Which drives away our doubt,
[Which, though we be unworthy
Of love so great and free,
Invites us very sinners
To come, dear Lord, to Thee!]2

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   B. Huhn 

B. Huhn sets stanzas 1, 3-4

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Huhn: "welcome voice"
2 Huhn:
Which calls us, very sinners,
Unworthy though we be,
Of love so free and boundless,
To come, O Lord, to Thee.

Text Authorship:

  • by William Chatterton Dix (1837 - 1898) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Bruno Siegfried Huhn (1871 - 1950), "Come unto Me", published 1910, stanzas 1,3-4 [ voice and piano ], New York/Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt Co. [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-03-27
Line count: 32
Word count: 174

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