Poems (Gifford)/"Come"
"COME!"(John vi. 37.)
Jesus is calling thee, List, to His voice;Great gifts He offers thee, Take and rejoice!
Come for the pardon free, Bought by His blood!Come and be reconciled Unto thy God!
Come, and accept the peace That He hath brought!Come for the righteousness That He hath wrought!
Come for eternal life So fully given!Come to be perfected, Made meet for heaven!
Come, find in Him all truth Wisdom, and grace;All His rare promises Gladly embrace!
Come for a new, clean heart And in His name,The Spirit's mighty power Trustingly claim!
Come unto Him for rest, Cease from thy care,Roll it upon thy Lord, For He will bear!
Come! He will heal thy woes, Whate'er they be;He knoweth each; and He Will comfort thee.
Come! and thy every want He will supply;Come thou! and all good things Moneyless buy.
Come unto Him for love Faithful and true!Come for the strength wherewith He will endue.
Come for the joy that words Cannot express!Come! for no other friend Like Him can bless.
Come for the living bread, For water pure,For the sustaining meat That shall endure!
Come for the light of life, Bask in its beams!Come for reality, Ending thy dreams!
Glory hath He that thou Canst not conceive;Yet sweet, rich foretaste now Thou shall receive.
Where canst thou find such bliss Apart from Him'!Come! take these priceless gifts! Come unto Him!
The Spirit and the Bride Bid thee to come.Come, and be satisfied! Come! Come! oh come!