Come to the ark of re­fuge,
Come to the place of rest;
Safe in this qui­et har­bor,
Naught can thy peace mo­lest;
Come with thy guilt to Je­sus,
Weary and sore dis­tressed;
List to His plea, Come unto Me,
And I will give you rest.

Refrain

O mes­sage of mer­cy!
Unbounded, un­known!
He died to re­deem thee;
O make Him now thine own!
By faith in His mer­cy,
By trust in His grace;
With saints in His king­dom,
He’ll give thy soul a place.

Come to the heart that loves thee,
Come to the soul’s true home,
Come while the Lord in­vites thee,
Come while there yet is room;
Tell Him thy ev­ery sor­row,
Naught from this Friend with­hold;
He’ll hear thy pra­yer, thy bur­den bear,
Trust in His love un­told.

Refrain

Come to the soul’s sure re­fuge;
When breaks the world’s fierce blast,
He will protect His child­ren
Till all is ov­er­past;
When storms with­out are rag­ing
Rest and be not afraid;
Look to the Lord, hope in His word,
Trust, and be un­dis­mayed.

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