The Cyber Hymnal ‎#836

836. Christ Receiveth Sinful Men

1. Sinners Jesus will receive;
Sound this word of grace to all
Who the heavenly pathway leave,
All who linger, all who fall.

Refrain
Sing it o’er and over again;
Christ receiveth sinful men;
Make the message clear and plain:
Christ receiveth sinful men.

2. Come, and He will give you rest;
Trust Him, for His Word is plain;
He will take the sinfulest;
Christ receiveth sinful men. [Refrain]

3. Now my heart condemns me not,
Pure before the law I stand;
He who cleansed me from all spot,
Satisfied its last demand. [Refrain]

4. Christ receiveth sinful men,
Even me with all my sin;
Purged from every spot and stain,
Heaven with Him I enter in. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sinners Jesus will receive
• Title: Christ Receiveth Sinful Men
• German Title: Jesus nimmt die Sünder an!
• Author: Erdmann Neumeister (1718)
• Translator (from German): Emma F. Bevan
• Refrain First Line: Sing it o'er and over again
• Language: English
• Source: Evangelischer Nachklang (Hamburg, Germany: 1718); Translation in Songs of Eternal Life (London: 1858)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: He based this hymn on his sermon which began "Jesus nimmt die Sünder an! Saget doch dies Trostwort allen." Alternate tune: REDHEAD, Richard Redhead, 1853 (modified wording)

Tune Information

• Name: REDHEAD
• Composer: James McGranahan, 1840-1907
• Incipit: 34563 65517 65433
• Key: D Major
• Source: The Gospel Male Choir (Cincinnati, Ohio: The John Church Company, 1883)
• Copyright: Public Domain