The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16274

16274. "I Come," The Savior Cries

1 "I come," the Sav­ior cries,
Ye long­ing souls, I come;
Then gent­ly through the yield­ing skies,
He bears His child­ren home.

2 Long has th’as­pir­ing saint
Stood wait­ing for the call,
And joy­ful now with­out a plaint,
Can leave this emp­ty ball.

3 His cheer­ful look be­speaks,
A soul pre­pared to die;
Through all its bonds the spir­it breaks,
Nor gives a part­ing sigh.

4 Of God and Heav’n pos­sessed,
He now for­gets his cares;
Nor sor­row more dis­turbs his rest,
Nor sin re­vives his fears.

5 But care­less sin­ners, who
In slum­bers spend their days,
Shall pass through scenes of va­ri­ous woe,
In one eter­nal maze.

Text Information

• First Line: "I come," the Sav­ior cries
• Title: "I Come," The Savior Cries
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: RHODES by C. Warwick Jordan, SCHUMANN from "Cantica Laudis", SIERRA NEVADA by William T. Giffe

Tune Information

• Name: RHIW
• Meter: SM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Welsh tune
• Copyright: Public Domain