Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Come humble sinner in whose breast (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book

Date: 1865

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern

First Line: Come humble sinner in whose breast

Topic: The Gospel/Invitations

Writer: <no first name given> Jones

Composer:

Meter: CM

Tune:

Hymn Number: 291

Page Number: 181, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

Come, humble sinner, in whose breast,

A thousand thoughts revolve;

Come, with your guilt and fear oppress'd

And make this last resolve:



I'll go to Jesus, though my sin

Has like a mountain rose;

His kingdom now I'll enter in,

Whatever may oppose.



Humbly I'll bow at his command,

And there my guilt confess;

I'll own I am a wretch undone

Without his sov'reign grace.



Surely he will accept my plea,

For he has bid me come;

Forthwith I'll rise, and to him flee,

For yet, he says, there's room.



I can not perish if I go;

I am resolv'd to try:

 For if I stay away, I know

I must forever die.