Scripture Verse

Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out. John 6:37

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in the Roy­al Dia­dem, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry & How­ard Doane (New York: Big­low & Main, 1873), num­ber 58. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as El­la Dale, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: W. How­ard Doane (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

I will go and tell my Sav­ior
How I long His child to be;
At the cross I’ll seek and find Him;
He’s wait­ing there for me.

Refrain

I will car­ry all my sins to Je­sus,
Tho’ I’ve no­thing but my heart to give Him;
I will go and lay my bur­den at the fount­ain;
I’ll go and be for­giv’n.

I will tell Him I have wan­dered
From the path that leads to Heav’n;
With a con­trite, brok­en spir­it,
I’ll go and be for­giv’n.

Refrain

If my heart is tru­ly hum­ble,
He will not re­ject my pray­er;
On the cross He died for sin­ners,
I know He saved me there.

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I will tell Him all my sto­ry,
With His mer­cy all my plea;
At the cross I’ll seek and find Him,
He’s wait­ing there for me.

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