Scripture Verse

The Spirit and the bride say, Come. Revelation 22:17

Introduction

Words: Lu­cy D. Har­ring­ton, in The Ca­na­di­an Sun­day School Harp, com­piled by Sam­uel Rose & J. A. Will­iams (To­ron­to, Ca­na­da: Wes­ley­an Book Room, 1866).

Music: Ju­ra Fred­er­ick S. Stan­ton, Sr., Sweet Ho­san­nahs for the Sun­day School (New Be­dford, Mas­sa­chu­setts, 1884) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Har­ring­ton or Stan­ton (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Come to the house of God,
His peo­ple ga­ther there;
Come join with them in song,
Come kneel with them in pray­er.
Come, for the Spi­rit calls,
O sin­ner, calls thee now;
Come while the Sav­ior waits,
Before Him hum­bly bow.

Come, hea­vy la­dened one,
There’s pro­mise sweet for thee;
Hear now thy Sav­ior say—
Come, wea­ry one, to Me.
Come, all who needy are,
The tempt­ed and the tried;
From self now look away,
To Christ, the cru­ci­fied.

Come, Jew and Gen­tile both,
Come all, with one ac­cord;
Come to His courts to­day,
And glad­ly praise the Lord.
Come all who love our God,
And bless His name to­day;
Come wor­ship at His feet,
And to Him hum­bly pray.