Scripture Verse

Come unto Me. Matthew 11:28

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: C. Ma­son Jones, in In­ter­na­tion­al Gos­pel Hymns and Songs, by Peter P. Bil­horn (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bil­horn Bro­thers, 1904), num­ber 10 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

There’s a voice that calls me on, I must go,
I cannot tarry long here below;
’Tis a voice I long to hear,
’Tis a voice that bids me cheer,
And it calls me to my heav’nly home.

Refrain

Home sweet home, home above,
Home of the kindred dear;
I would fly on wings of love,
To that happy home above,
For my Sav­ior beckons me there.

I ne­ver will depart from that voice,
It cheers my fainting heart, I rejoice;
It tells of love divine,
Oh, I’m glad that love is mine,
And it calls me to my heav’nly home.

Refrain

That voice still calls me on, I must go;
With Je­sus I’ll be soon, this I know;
Hallelujah to His name,
Free from sin and death I am,
I am longing for my heav’nly home.

Refrain