Jesus, I Come

Representative Text

1 Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
into Thy freedom, gladness and light,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of my sickness into Thy health,
out of my want and into Thy wealth,
out of my sin and into Thyself,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

2 Out of my shameful failure and loss,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
into the glorious gain of Thy cross,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of earth's sorrows into Thy balm,
out of life's storms and into Thy calm,
out of distress to jubilant psalm,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

3 Out of unrest and arrogant pride,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
into Thy blessed will to abide,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,
out of despair into raptures above,
upward for aye on wings like a dove,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

4 Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
into the joy and light of Thy home,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of the depths of ruin untold,
into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,
ever Thy glorious face to behold,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

Source: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #514

Author: William T. Sleeper

Sleeper, W. T. is given in I. D. Sankey’s Sacred Songs & Solos, 1881, as the author of “A ruler once came to Jesus by night” (Need for the New Birth). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Out of my bondage, sorrow and night
Title: Jesus, I Come
Author: William T. Sleeper (1887)
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Notes: Spanish translations: See "De mi tristeza y esclavitud" by Anonymous, "De servidumbre noche y dolor" by William B. Boomer
Copyright: Public Domain

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #310
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The Cyber Hymnal #3276
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