Come to Jesus, he can save you

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Come to Jesus, he can save you

Author: William Baxter
Tune: [Come to Jesus, He can save you]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Come to Jesus, He can save you;
Come, for He has pow'r divine;
Canst thou doubt that He is able,
When He says all pow'r is Mine?

Chorus:
Then come, sinner, come;
Do you hear the tender cry?
For the Savior now is pleading,
And mercy interceding,
Oh, why will you die?

2 Come to Jesus, He is willing;
He has shed His blood for thee;
And He bids thee in the Gospel,
Come and find forgiveness free. [Chorus]

3 Come to Jesus, He has promised
Thee to save; oh, canst thou doubt?
Hear Him saying, "He that cometh,
I will in no wise cast out." [Chorus]

Source: The Morning Star: a collection of new sacred songs, for the Sunday school, prayer meeting, and the social circle #30

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Author: William Baxter

Baxter, William (Leeds, Yorkshire, July 6, 1820--February 11, 1880, New Castle, Pennsylvania). Came to U.S. in 1829; was a Methodist until he joined the Disciples of Christ ca. 1838. Graduated from Bethany College, 1845. President of Arkansas College (Fayetteville), 1860-1863. His Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove (1864) tells of his experience as an anti-slavery advocate in a seceding state. Co-worker with evangelist Wlater Scott (1796-1861), whose biography he published in 1874. He contributed hymns to such books as Christian Psalmist, Revised (1854), Christian Hymn Book (1865), and Christian Hymnal, Revised (1882). His "Whene'er I think of thee" appeared in both the 1865 and 1882 books listed above. Preface to the 1865 book speaks of the e… Go to person page >

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