The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16783

16783. Jesus! I Come To Thee

1 Jesus! I come to Thee,
A sin­ner doomed to die;
My on­ly re­fuge is Thy cross—
Here at Thy feet I lie.

2 Can mer­cy reach my case,
And all my sins re­move?
Break, O my God! this heart of stone,
And melt it by Thy love.

3 Too long my soul has gone,
Far from my God, astray;
I’ve sport­ed on the brink of hell,
In sin’s de­lus­ive way.

4 But, Lord! my heart is fixed—
I hope in Thee alone;
Break off the chains of sin and death,
And bind me to Thy throne.

5 Thy blood can cleanse my heart,
Thy hand can wipe my tears—
Oh! send Thy bless­èd Spir­it down,
To ban­ish all my fears.

6 Then shall my soul arise,
From sin and Sa­tan free;
Redeemed from hell and ev­ery foe,
I’ll trust alone in Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus! I come to Thee
• Title: Jesus! I Come To Thee
• Author: Nathan S. S. Beman
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Sacred Lyrics by Nathan S. S. Beman (Troy, NY: N. Tuttlle, Printer, 1832)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: POTSDAM
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1750, adapt.)
• Meter: SM
• Key: E Major
• Source: Church Psalter, 1854
• Copyright: Public Domain