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[Just as thou art, without one trace]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Carey Boggess Incipit: 56554 33211 11111 Used With Text: O Sinner, Come!

Author: Russell S. Cook Appears in 148 hymnals First Line: Just as thou art, without one trace Refrain First Line: O come, O come, O come, sinner, come Lyrics: 1 Just as thou art, without one trace Of love, or joy, or inward grace, Or meetness for the heav’nly place, O guilty sinner, come. O come, O come, O come, sinner, come, O come, O come, O come, sinner, come. ‘Tis mercy’s voice that sweetly calls, O guilty sinner, come. 2 Burdened with guilt, wouldst thou be blest? Trust not the world, it gives no rest; Christ brings relief to hearts oppress’d; O weary sinner, come. O come, O come, O come, sinner, come, O come, O come, O come, sinner, come. ‘Tis mercy’s voice that sweetly calls, O weary, sinner, come. 3 Come, leave thy burden at the cross, Count all thy gains but worthless dross: His grace o’er pays all earthly loss; O needy sinner, come. O come, O come, O come, sinner, come, O come, O come, O come, sinner, come. ‘Tis mercy’s voice that sweetly calls, O needy sinner, come. 4 Come, hither bring thy boding fears, Thy aching heart, thy burning tears, ‘Tis mercy’s voice salutes thine ears; O trembling sinner, come! O come, O come, O come, sinner, come, O come, O come, O come, sinner, come. ‘Tis mercy’s voice that sweetly calls, O trembling sinner, come. Used With Tune: [Just as thou art, without one trace]

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O Sinner, Come!

Author: Russell S. Cook Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.2 #21 (1889) First Line: Just as thou art, without one trace Refrain First Line: O come, O come, O come, sinner, come Lyrics: 1 Just as thou art, without one trace Of love, or joy, or inward grace, Or meetness for the heav’nly place, O guilty sinner, come. O come, O come, O come, sinner, come, O come, O come, O come, sinner, come. ‘Tis mercy’s voice that sweetly calls, O guilty sinner, come. 2 Burdened with guilt, wouldst thou be blest? Trust not the world, it gives no rest; Christ brings relief to hearts oppress’d; O weary sinner, come. O come, O come, O come, sinner, come, O come, O come, O come, sinner, come. ‘Tis mercy’s voice that sweetly calls, O weary, sinner, come. 3 Come, leave thy burden at the cross, Count all thy gains but worthless dross: His grace o’er pays all earthly loss; O needy sinner, come. O come, O come, O come, sinner, come, O come, O come, O come, sinner, come. ‘Tis mercy’s voice that sweetly calls, O needy sinner, come. 4 Come, hither bring thy boding fears, Thy aching heart, thy burning tears, ‘Tis mercy’s voice salutes thine ears; O trembling sinner, come! O come, O come, O come, sinner, come, O come, O come, O come, sinner, come. ‘Tis mercy’s voice that sweetly calls, O trembling sinner, come. Tune Title: [Just as thou art, without one trace]

O Sinner, Come!

Author: Russell S. Cook Hymnal: Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #239 (1890) First Line: Just as thou art without one trace Refrain First Line: O come, O come, O come, sinner, come Languages: English Tune Title: [Just as thou art without one trace]

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Russell S. Cook

1811 - 1864 Author of "O Sinner, Come!" in Triumphant Songs No.2 Cook, Russell Sturgis, born at New Marlborough, Mass., March 6, 1811, was educated for the Congregational Ministry, and married a daughter of Dr. Caesar Malan, of Geneva. From 1839 to 1856 he was one of the Secretaries of the American Tract Society. He was the originator of its system of colportage. Subsequently he became Secretary of the New York Sabbath Committee. He also edited the American Messenqer. He died at Pleasant Valley, New York, Sept. 4, 1864. His hymn:— Just as thou art, without one trace. Invitation, was published in the American Messenger, March, 1850, in. 6 stanzas of 4 lines. It was written as a companion hymn to Miss Elliott's "Just as I am, without one plea," and was sent by the author to her. It was soon adopted by editors of American hymn-books, sometimes in an abbreviated form, beginning with stanza iii. as, "Burdened with guilt, wouldst thou be blest?" as in the Sabbath Hymn Book, 1858. It became known in Great Britain through Lord Selborne's Book of Praise, 1862. In that collection it was reprinted from an anonymous tract, in which stanzas ii, and vi. are omitted. This form of the hymn is usually given in the English collections. Full original text in Schaff’s Christ in Song, 1869-70. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)