Hymnal: The Pilgrim's Hymn Book
Date: 1816
Compiler: Joseph Thomas
Publisher/Printer: J Foster
First Line: Ye wretched hungry starving poor
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: CM
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Hymn Number: XX
Page Number: 028, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsYe wretched, hungry, starving poor,
Behold a royal feast;
Where mercy spreads her bounteous store,
For every humble guest.
See, Jesus stands with open arms-
He calls, he bids you come;
Guilt holds you back and fear alarms-
But see, there yet is room-
Room in the Saviour's precious heart;
There love and pity meet;
Nor will he bid the soul depart,
That trembles at his feet.
O come, and with his children taste
The blessings of his love,
While hope attends the sweet repast
Of nobler joys above.
There with united heart and voice,
Before the eternal throne-
Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice
In extacies unknown.
And yet ten thousand thousand more
Are welcome still to come-
Ye longing souls the grace adore,
Approach, there yet is room.