The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9480

9480. Come, Weary Souls With Sin Distressed

1 Come, weary souls with sin distressed,
The Savior offers heavenly rest;
The kind, the gracious call obey,
And cast your gloomy fears away.

2 Oppressed with guilt, a painful load,
O come, and spread your woes abroad;
Divine compassion, mighty love,
Will all the painful load remove.

3 Here mercy’s boundless ocean flows
To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes;
Pardon, and life, and endless peace—
How rich the gift! how free the grace!

4 Lord, we accept with thankful heart,
The hope Thy gracious words impart;
We come with trembling, but rejoice,
And bless the kind inviting voice.

5 Dear Savior, let Thy powerful love
Confirm our faith, our fears remove,
And sweetly influence every beast,
And guide us to eternal rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, weary souls with sin distressed
• Title: Come, Weary Souls With Sin Distressed
• Author: Anne Steele
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, 1760
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. JOHN'S HIGHLANDS
• Composer: Anonymous (before 1913)
• Meter: LM
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain