Scripture Verse

Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Introduction

Words: J. C. Mur­ray, in The Sil­ver Song, by Will­iam Og­den (To­le­do, Ohio: Will­ard W. Whit­ney, 1870), num­ber 29.

Music: An­gue­ra Will­iam A. Og­den, 1870 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Mur­ray’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William A. Ogden (1841–1897)

Lyrics

Come, come ye that la­bor,
And hea­vy bur­dens bear;
Come, come to the Sav­ior,
On Him cast all your care;
He will sure­ly save you,
He will sure­ly bless;
Come, come to the Sav­ior,
And He will give you rest.

Refrain

Come, come to the Sav­ior;
Come, come to the Sav­ior;
Come, come to the Sav­ior,
And He will give you rest.

Hear, ye that have sor­row,
And have no hope be­low;
Hope, hope, ye may bor­row
And rest from ev­ery woe;
Jesus waits to com­fort
Those who tru­ly mourn;
Come, come to the Sav­ior,
He all your sins hath borne.

Refrain

List, list, lit­tle child­ren,
To Him who bids you come;
The Sav­ior will take you
To His eter­nal home;
He, He will sus­tain you
With His migh­ty hand,
And safe­ly will lead you
Home to His bright land.

Refrain