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48. Words of Jesus

Matt. 11:28.
1 Come unto me, the Saviour said,
Come unto me, the Saviour said;
Come unto me, the Saviour said,
And I will give you rest.

Chorus:
Oh, the blessed words of Jesus!
Precious words! hallowed words!
Oh, the blessed words of Jesus!
Words of life to me.

John 14:6.
2 I am the way, the truth, the life,
I am the way, the truth, the life;
I am the way, the truth, the life,
I am the light of the world. [Chorus]

Mark 10:21.
3 Take up the cross, and follow me,
Take up the cross, and follow me;
Take up the cross, and follow me,
And thou shalt have treasure in heaven. [Chorus]

Matt. 7:7.
4 Ask and it shall be given you,
Ask and it shall be given you;
Ask and it shall be given you,
Seek and ye shall find. [Chorus]

John 3:36.
5 He that believeth on the Son,
He that believeth on the Son,
He that believeth on the Son,
Hath everlasting life. [Chorus]

Isaiah 45:22.
6 Look unto me, and be ye saved,
Look unto me, and be ye saved,
Look unto me, and be ye saved,
All the ends of the earth.

Matthew 5:8.
7 Blessed are the pure in heart,
Blessed are the pure in heart,
Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.

Matthew 5:12.
8 Rejoice and be exceeding glad,
Rejoice and be exceeding glad,
Rejoice and be exceeding glad,
For great is your reward in heaven.

John 14:18.
9 I will not leave you comfortless,
I will not leave you comfortless,
I will not leave you comfortless,
I will come unto you.

John 7:37.
10 If any man thirst let him come unto me,
If any man thirst let him come unto me,
If any man thirst let him come unto me,
And drink of the water of life.

Mark 10:14.
11 Suffer little children to come unto heaven.
Suffer little children to come unto heaven.
Suffer little children to come unto heaven.
For of such is the kingdom of heaven.

John 14:2.
12 I go to prepare a place for you,
I go to prepare a place for you,
I go to prepare a place for you,
In my Fathers' house.

Text Information
First Line: Come unto me, the Saviour said
Title: Words of Jesus
Author: E. E. Hewitt
Refrain First Line: Oh, the blessed words of Jesus!
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Copyright: Copyright, 1888, by Wm. J. Kirkpatrick.
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Come unto me, the Saviour said]
Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
Key: C Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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