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Just as I Am, Without One Plea

Author: Charlotte Elliott Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2,105 hymnals Topics: Coming to Christ Lyrics: 1 Just as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come! 2 Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come, I come! 3 Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt, Fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come, I come! 4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, in Thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come, I come! 5 Just as I am! Thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; Because Thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come, I come! Used With Tune: WOODWORTH

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Author: Rev. Horatius Bonar Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,223 hymnals Topics: Coming to Christ Lyrics: 1 I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto Me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast.” I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn and sad; I found in Him a resting place, And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold, I freely give The living water; thirsty one, Stoop down and drink, and live.” I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him. 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, “I am this dark world’s light; Look unto Me; thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright.” I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my sun; And in that Light of life I’ll walk, Till traveling days are done. Used With Tune: VOX DILECTI

Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me

Author: Rev. Augustus M. Toplady Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2,895 hymnals Topics: Coming to Christ Lyrics: 1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood, From Thy wounded side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure: Save from guilt and make me pure. 2 Not the labors of my hands Can fulfil Thy law's demands; Could my zeal no languor know, Could my tears forever flow, All for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone. 3 Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; Naked, come to Thee for dress, Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Foul, I to the fountain fly; Wash me, Savior, or I die. 4 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyelids close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, See Thee on Thy judgment-throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee. Used With Tune: TOPLADY

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LLANGLOFFAN

Appears in 168 hymnals Topics: Coming to Christ Tune Sources: Welsh hymn melody; David Evans, Hymnau a Thonau,, 1865 Tune Key: g minor Incipit: 51122 32114 43325 Used With Text: Come unto Me, Ye Weary

PREPARE THE WAY

Meter: Irregular Appears in 24 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jacques Berthier; Community of Taizé Topics: Christ's Gracious Life Promised Coming; Christian Year Advent; Jesus Christ; Rounds; Service Music Greeting/Call to Worship Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 55566 61133 4445 Used With Text: Prepare the Way of the Lord

JESUS LOVES ME

Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 350 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Batchelder Bradbury, 1816-68 Topics: God's Love to Us; Hymns Specially Suitable for Children; Jesus Christ Coming today; Jesus Christ Earthly life; Jesus Christ Redeemer; Personal Response to Jesus; Scripture; Word of God Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 53323 55661 66555 Used With Text: Yes, Jesus loves me

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Come to the Christ

Author: J. E. K. Hymnal: Fair as the Morning. Hymns and Tunes for Praise in the Sunday-School #184 (1891) Topics: Coming to Christ First Line: Sinner, a Stranger's at thy door Refrain First Line: O come to Christ Lyrics: 1 Sinner, a Stranger’s at thy door, O come! yes, come! Gently He knocks,—He’s knocked before. O come to Christ! Long has He waited, waits He still; O come! yes, come! Canst thou treat any friend so ill? O come to Christ! Refrain: O come to Christ, To Christ the Crucified, Christ the glorified! Come, O come! O come, O come to the Christ! 2 Lonely His attitude; He stands— O come! yes, come! Waiting for thee, with outstretched hands. O come to Christ! Infinite kindness, yes, He shows, O come! yes, come! Infinite love e’en to His foes, O come to Christ! [Refrain] 3 Touched by His wondrous love divine, O come! yes, come! Turn away sin, His foe and thine. O come to Christ! Open thine heart, His grace to win, O come! yes, come! Welcome this heavenly Stranger in. O come to Christ! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Sinner, a Stranger's at thy door]

Soul, Let Him In

Author: E. A. Hoffman Hymnal: Fair as the Morning. Hymns and Tunes for Praise in the Sunday-School #55 (1891) Topics: Coming to Christ First Line: Christ is standing at the door Refrain First Line: Soul, let Him in! Lyrics: 1 Christ is standing at the door, Soul, let Him in! Knocking, knocking evermore, Soul, let Him in! He has come in love to thee, And he waits, how tenderly! From thy sin to set thee free, Soul, let Him in! 2 He has come from heav’n above, Soul, let Him in! He is pleading for thy love, Soul, let Him in! Worldling, from all idols part, Yield to Christ thy restless heart; He will peace to thee impart, Soul, let Him in! 3 Do no turn thy Lord away, Soul, let Him in! Oh, accept His grace today, Soul, let Him in! Should He never call again, And thou at the last remain Lost, for ever lost—what then? Soul, let Him in! Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ is standing at the door]

Just as I Am, O Lamb of God

Author: Rev. H. L. Hastings Hymnal: Gloria Deo #311 (1901) Topics: Coming to Christ Lyrics: 1 Just as I am, O Lamb of God, Now I come, now I come; To wash me in Thy cleansing blood, Now I come, now I come. While mercy’s guiding beacons beam To point to the crimson stream That makes the foulest sinner clean, Now I come, now I come. 2 Just as I am, without delay, Now I come, now I come; To Christ the true and living Way, Now I come, now I come. For pardon purchased on the tree, For grace and mercy rich and free, O Lamb of God, I come to Thee, Now I come, now I come. Languages: English Tune Title: HASTINGS

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Louis Bourgeois

1510 - 1561 Person Name: L. Bourgeois Topics: Coming to Christ Composer of "THIRSTING" in Psalter Hymnal (Red) Louis Bourgeois (b. Paris, France, c. 1510; d. Paris, 1561). In both his early and later years Bourgeois wrote French songs to entertain the rich, but in the history of church music he is known especially for his contribution to the Genevan Psalter. Apparently moving to Geneva in 1541, the same year John Calvin returned to Geneva from Strasbourg, Bourgeois served as cantor and master of the choristers at both St. Pierre and St. Gervais, which is to say he was music director there under the pastoral leadership of Calvin. Bourgeois used the choristers to teach the new psalm tunes to the congregation. The extent of Bourgeois's involvement in the Genevan Psalter is a matter of scholarly debate. Calvin had published several partial psalters, including one in Strasbourg in 1539 and another in Geneva in 1542, with melodies by unknown composers. In 1551 another French psalter appeared in Geneva, Eighty-three Psalms of David, with texts by Marot and de Beze, and with most of the melodies by Bourgeois, who supplied thirty four original tunes and thirty-six revisions of older tunes. This edition was republished repeatedly, and later Bourgeois's tunes were incorporated into the complete Genevan Psalter (1562). However, his revision of some older tunes was not uniformly appreciated by those who were familiar with the original versions; he was actually imprisoned overnight for some of his musical arrangements but freed after Calvin's intervention. In addition to his contribution to the 1551 Psalter, Bourgeois produced a four-part harmonization of fifty psalms, published in Lyons (1547, enlarged 1554), and wrote a textbook on singing and sight-reading, La Droit Chemin de Musique (1550). He left Geneva in 1552 and lived in Lyons and Paris for the remainder of his life. Bert Polman

Lewis Hartsough

1828 - 1919 Person Name: L. H. Topics: Coming to Christ Author of "I Am Coming, Lord" in Famous Hymns Hartsough, Lewis, was born at Ithaca, New York, Aug. 31, 1823. Of his hymns the following are in common use:—- 1. I hear Thy welcome voice. The Divine Invitation. 2. In the rifted Rock I'm resting. Safety in Jesus. 3. Lead me to the Rock that's higher. Safety in Jesus. 4. O who'll stand up for Jesus? All for Jesus Nos. 1-3 are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1878 (1 and 3 with music by Hartsough). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ================= Hartsough, Lewis, p. 1569, ii. Mr. Hartsough entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1851, and is now (1905) residing in Mount Vernon, Indiana. He was musical editor of J. Hillman's Revivalist, Troy, 1868, and co-editor of The Sacred Harmonist, Boston, 1864, and Beulah Songs, Phila., 1879. In addition to the hymns named on p. 1569, ii., "Let me go where saints are going" [Heav'n desired] (1861) has come into common use. It appeared in W. B. Bradbury's Clarion, 1867, p. 83. Concerning his hymn, "I hear Thy welcome voice," Mr. Sankey says in his My Life and Sacred Songs, 1906, p. 11(3:— The words and music of this beautiful hymn were first published in a monthly, entitled, Guide to Holiness, a copy of which was sent to me in England. I immediately adopted it, and had it published in Sacred Songs and Solos. It proved to be one of the most helpful of the revival hymns, and was often used as an invitation hymn in England and America." [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ================ Hartsough, Lewis. (August 31, 1823--January 1, 1919). Details of his early life are lacking. After being admitted to the Oneida, New York, Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1851 and serving several pastorates in that state, his health failed and he went to Utah where he was influential in establishing the Utah Mission, later becoming its superintendent. Upon relinquishing that position he moved to Mt. Vernon, Iowa, where he spent the remainder of his life. Bird's statement that he lived in Indiana is erroneous. He was minister of the South Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Utica, New York, when he first became associated with Joseph Hillman, who chose him to act as musical editor of The Revivalist, a gospel hymn book which went through eleven editions in five years, 1868-1872. This book had a remarkable sale and was doubtless used in more churches during the 1870s than any other of similar character. To it the Reverend Hartsough contributed, in one edition, twelve texts, fourteen tunes, and thirty arrangements of tunes, several of the latter being of the religio-folk variety which had been so popular in the early camp meetings. It is a valuable source work. "I love to think of the heavenly land" (p.1573) is by Hartsough. "I hear thy welcome voice (p.1569), originally in six four-line stanzas, with Refrain, in full S/1931; with the first three stanzas, slightly emended, Brethren/1951; with stanzas 1, 2, 3, and 5, also emended, in Hymns of the Living Faith, 1951. Writeen in 1872 with musical settings by the author, it is the only one of his many songs which has continued in use. Source: Metcalf, Frank J. American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music; several editions of The Revivalist. --Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives

William B. Bradbury

1816 - 1868 Topics: Coming to Christ Composer of "WOODWORTH" in Trinity Hymnal William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life. John Perry

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