Come, Ye Weary, Heavy Laden
Posted by TulipGirl | Under Nurturing Children, Theology for Girls Sunday Jun 29, 2008Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus, ready, stands to save you,
Full of pity, joined with power.
He is able, He is able;
He is willing; doubt no more.Come ye needy, come, and welcome,
God’s free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh.
Without money, without money
Come to Jesus Christ and buy.Come, ye weary, heavy laden,
Bruised and broken by the fall;
If you tarry ’til you’re better,
You will never come at all.
Not the righteous, not the righteous;
Sinners Jesus came to call.Let not conscience make you linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.
This He gives you, this He gives you,
‘Tis the Spirit’s rising beam.Lo! The Incarnate God, ascended;
Pleads the merit of His blood.
Venture on Him; venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude.
None but Jesus, none but Jesus
Can do helpless sinners good.
The other night I had the most pleasant dream. The whole family was together and we were singing hymns. It wasn’t voice-tiring. I remember in my dream looking up a hymn in the first-line index that started with “Come. . .” but can’t remember which hymn it was. (In the dream hymnal it was #3, but in the Trinity Hymnal, #3 doesn’t start with “Come. . .”)
One of the things I’m most thankful for is a friend who gave us a copy of the Trinity Hymnal when the boys were little. Thats when we started singing hymns together during our morning circle time. J was a preschooler, T a toddler, and R an infant. That was a hard year for me, with a pretty rough case of unrecognized post-partum depression. Singing with the boys renewed my soul. And it still does.
Have you heard Indelible Grace’s version of this song? So beautiful. Their music is some of my most favorite of all time.
http://www.igracemusic.com
Yes! I’m very pleased with what RUF and Indelible Grace has done with reworked hymns and new hymns.
Such marvelous words; no wonder I love this hymn!
Good reminder: “If you tarry ’til you’re better, You will never come at all.”
What an idea! I’ve recently been ‘re-discovering’ a lot of hymns I had totally forgotten.
This is my favorite verse:
“Come ye needy, come, and welcome,
God’s free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh.
Without money, without money
Come to Jesus Christ and buy.”
Rosemary, Carol and Joy, I’ve been humming this hymn the past few days. . . the words are in my heart this week.
I love me some Trinity Hymnal!
We started this morning with “Nothing But the Blood,” feebly sung, but … hopefully the beginnings of learning and singing more hymns around here.
My third baby came with the same - unrecognized ppd until I could look back and be honest with myself that things had not been right.
Great post! and great grace-filled parenting. Have you heard the remade hymns by Red Mountain Music? Good stuff! and the devotion book about the WCF SC — “Training Hearts, Teaching Mincs”
I mean, “Training Hearts, Teaching Minds” — blogging in the middle of the night is dangerous….
That’s a wonderful hymn; so rich and full of doctrine!
Regarding post-partum depression, something to check is hypothyroidism. While pregnancy does not cause it, if you are predisposed to it, pregnancy can bring it on. Family history is a factor. 5 of my sisters are also hypothyroid.
G
Melinda, my friend Kristen has told me about Red Mountain Music — I think I’ve heard bits but haven’t heard more than that. Thanks for the recommendation! “Training Hearts. . .” has been on my Amazon wishlist for ages — I’d really like to read it.
Gail, I’ve heard a lot about thyroid issues being the underlying factor in many health problems.
J-bug, yeah. . . we splurged and bought two more Trinity Hymnals a few years ago. One of them stays in the minivan (along with the dictionary.) You’d be amazed at how often a dictionary or a hymnal comes in handy while driving!
Carole. . . yuck. . . so sorry about your ppd experience, too.
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