Poems (Gifford)/"Come"

by Elizabeth Gifford

"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!