Hymn XXIX: Come, Ye Weary Sinners, Come

Charles Wesley 1707 (Epworth, Lincolnshire) – 1788 (London)



Come, ye weary sinners, come,
All who groan beneath your load,
Jesus calls his wanderers home,
Hasten to your pardoning God!
Come, ye guilty spirits oppressed,
Answer to the Saviour's call,
'Come, and I will give you rest,
Come, and I will save you all.'

Jesus, full of truth and love,
We thy kindest word obey;
Faithful let thy mercies prove,
Take our load of guilt away;
Fain we would on thee rely,
Cast on thee our every care,
To thine arms of mercy fly,
Find our lasting quiet there.

Burdened with a world of grief,
Burdened with our sinful load,
Burdened with this unbelief,
Burdened with the wrath of God;
Lo! we come to thee for ease,
True and gracious as thou art,
Now our groaning souls release,
Write forgiveness on our heart.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 30, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXBCDCD EFXFGHGH XAEBXIXI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 723
Words 137
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8

Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Methodist founder John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley the Younger. more…

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