13254. Ye Wretched, Hungry, Starving Poor

1 Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor,
Behold a royal feast!
Where mercy spreads her bounteous store
For every humble guest.

2 See, Jesus stands with open arms;
He calls, He bids you come:
Guilt holds you back, and fear alarms;
But see, there yet is room.

3 Room in the Savior’s bleeding heart;
There love and pity meet;
Nor will He bid the soul depart
That trembles at His feet.

4 In Him, the Father reconciled
Invites your souls to come;
The rebel shall be called a child,
And kindly welcomed home.

5 O come, and with His children taste
The blessings of His love;
While hope attends the sweet repast
Of nobler joys above.

6 There, with united heart and voice,
Before th’eternal throne,
Ten thousand, thousand souls rejoice,
In ecstasies unknown.

7 And yet ten thousand, thousand more,
Are welcome still to come;
Ye longing souls, the grace adore,
Approach, there yet is room.

Text Information
First Line: Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor
Title: Ye Wretched, Hungry, Starving Poor
Author: Anne Steele
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, 1760
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: TALLIS' ORDINAL
Composer: Thomas Tallis (circa 1567)
Meter: CM
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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