The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#523

523. Come unto Me, When Shadows Darkly Gather

1 Come unto Me, when shadows darkly gather,
When the sad heart is weary and distressed;
Seeking for comfort from your heav'nly Father,
Come unto Me, and I will give you rest.

2 Ye who have mourned when the tender flowers were taken,
When the ripe fruit fell richly to the ground,
When the loved slept, in brighter homes to waken,
Where their pale brows with spirit-wreaths are crowned,

3 Large are the mansions in thy Father’s dwelling,
Glad are the homes that sorrows never dim;
Sweet are the harps in holy music swelling,
Soft are the tones which raise the heavenly hymn.

4 There like an Eden blossoming in gladness,
Bloom the fair flowers the earth too rudely pressed:
Come unto Me, all ye who droop in sadness,
Come unto Me, and I will give you rest.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come unto Me, when shadows darkly gather
• Title: Come unto Me, When Shadows Darkly Gather
• Author: Catherine Harbison Waterman Esling
• Publication Date: 1937

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