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Jesus Bids You Come

Representative Text

1 Jesus bids you come,
Jesus bids you come,
Earnestly for you He’s calling,
Gently at thy heart He’s pleading,
“Come unto Me,
Come unto Me.”

2 Jesus bids you come,
Jesus bids you come,
Weary trav’ler, do not tarry,
Jesus will thy burdens carry;
Oh, will you come?
Oh, will you come?

3 Jesus bids you come,
Jesus bids you come,
Voices may not always call you,
“Late, too late,” may yet befall you;
“Why will ye die?”
“Why will ye die?”

4 Jesus bids you come,
Jesus bids you come,
Where ‘tis love and joy forever,
Where we’ll meet to part, no, never;
Sinner, come home,
Oh, come, come home.

Source: Crowning Day No. 3 #103

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Author: Will L. Thompson

Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909) Born: November 7, 1847, East Li­ver­pool, Ohio. Died: Sep­tem­ber 20, 1909, New York, New York. Buried: Ri­ver­view Cem­e­te­ry, East Li­ver­pool, Ohio. Rebuffed in an ear­ly at­tempt to sell his songs to a com­mer­cial pub­lish­er, Thomp­son start­ed his own pub­lish­ing com­pa­ny. He lat­er ex­pand­ed, open­ing a store to sell pi­an­os, or­gans and sheet mu­sic. Both a lyr­i­cist and com­pos­er, he en­sured he would al­ways re­mem­ber words or mel­o­dies that came to him at odd times: "No mat­ter where I am, at home or ho­tel, at the store or tra­vel­ing, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem wor­thy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Jesus bids you come
Title: Jesus Bids You Come
Author: Will L. Thompson
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Crowning Day No. 3 #103

Crowning Day No. 3 #103
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Gates Ajar #149

Gates Ajar #149

Gospel Echoes #d11

Gospel Echoes #d11

Gospel Tent Hymns #d89

Gospel Tent Hymns #d89
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Gospel Tent Hymns #6

Gospel Tent Hymns #6

Harvest Bells No.3 #d50

Harvest Bells No.3 #d50
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Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #233

Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #233
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Highway Songs #75

Highway Songs #75
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Hymns of the Christian Life #114

Hymns of the Christian Life #114
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Lasting Hymns No. 2 #248

Lasting Hymns No. 2 #248
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Loving Voices #39

Loving Voices #39
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Pentecostal Hymns No. 3 #79

Pentecostal Hymns No. 3 #79
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Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #79

Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #79
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Rescue Songs #35

Rescue Songs #35
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Rescue Songs #35

Rescue Songs #35
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Scriptural Songs #92b

Scriptural Songs #92b

Song Land Melodies #d90

Song Land Melodies #d90

Songland Melodies ... a New Song Book for Revivals #d109

Songland Melodies ... a New Song Book for Revivals #d109
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Songs of Perfect Love #109

Songs of Perfect Love #109
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Songs of Salvation #43

Songs of Salvation #43
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Songs of the Peacemaker #55

Songs of the Peacemaker #55
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Songs of Victory #100

Songs of Victory #100
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Songs Tried and Proved #75

Songs Tried and Proved #75

Soul Songs #d108

Soul Songs #d108

Soul Songs. Souvenir & Prospectus ed. #d40

Soul Songs. Souvenir & Prospectus ed. #d40
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Sweet Harmonies #231

Sweet Harmonies #231
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Tears and Triumphs #92

Tears and Triumphs #92

The Christian Hymnist #d272

The Christian Hymnist #d272
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The Emory Hymnal #214

The Emory Hymnal #214
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The Peacemaker #55

The Peacemaker #55
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The Revival Wave #106a

The Revival Wave #106a
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The Voice of Praise #79

The Voice of Praise #79

Times of Refreshing #d105

Times of Refreshing #d105
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Times of Refreshing #117

Times of Refreshing #117

Times of Refreshing #d128

Times of Refreshing #d128
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Triumphant Songs No.1 #10

Triumphant Songs No.1 #10
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Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #11

Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #11

White Ribbon Vibrations #82

White Ribbon Vibrations #82
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