Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Ye wretched hungry starving poor
Topic: The Gospel Invitations
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM double
Tune: Resolution
Hymn Number: 218
Page Number: 084, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsYe wretched, hungry, starving poor,
Behold a royal feast,
Where mercy spreads her bounteous store
For every humble guest.
Se, 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 Savior's bleeding heart;
There love and pity meet:
Nor will he bid the soul depart
That trembles at his feet.
Oh come, and wth his children taste
The blessings of his love,
While hope attends the sweet repast
Of nobler joys above.