Scripture Verse

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Psalm 68:19

Introduction

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Jennie Wilson (1856–1913)

Words: J. Guy Beall, ar­ranged by Jen­nie B. Wil­son in Last­ing Songs, by Tho­mas N. Beall et al. (Doug­las­ville, Georg­ia: B. B. Beall, 1910), num­ber 81.

Music: J. Guy Beall (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Guy Beall (1879–1955)

Lyrics

Our Sav­ior left His throne on high
And came on Cal­v’ry’s cross to die;
The world’s deep guilt He bore alone
That He for sin­ners might atone.

Refrain

O sin­ner, come, Christ calls to­day
From your trans­gress­ion turn away;
O sin­ner, come, and cast your care
On Him who will your bur­dens bear.

He came to seek those gone astray
And lead them in sal­va­tion’s way;
Now all may come to Him who will,
And ho­ly peace their hearts shall fill.

Refrain

The Sav­ior of­fers man­sions bright
In that fair land of love and light;
With crowns and spot­less robes to wear
For all who seek a dwell­ing there.

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