Glory to God ‎#183

183. Come to Me, O Weary Traveler

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Text Information

• First Line: "Come to me, O weary traveler
• Title: Come to Me, O Weary Traveler
• Author: Sylvia G. Dunstan (1991)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 68:19
  ;
  Matthew 11:28-30
• Topic: Christian Year: Baptism of Jesus; Christian Year: Transfiguration; Comfort; Humility; Jesus Christ: Life; Rest
• Copyright: © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc.
• ONE LICENSE: 96836

Tune Information

• Name: AUSTIN
• Composer: William P. Rowan (1992)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © 1993 Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Text Information:

This paraphrase and expansion of Matthew 11:28–30 by a Canadian minister is structured so that the first three syllables of each stanza provide the hymn’s skeleton and summary. The immediacy of the text is enhanced by the folksong-like setting later composed for it.