54*. Come, Ye Sinners Poor and Needy

8,7.
by J. Hart, 1759
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Come, ye sinners poor and needy,
 
Weak and wounded, sick and sore,
 
Jesus ready stands to save you,
 
Full of pity, love and power;
 
He is able,
 
He is willing, doubt no more.
“Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25)
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)
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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,
 
’Tis the Spirit’s rising beam.
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Come, ye weary, heavy-laden,
 
Lost and ruined by the fall;
 
If you tarry till you’re better,
 
You will never come at all.
 
Not the righteous,
 
Sinners Jesus came to call.
“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
“But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Matthew 9:13)
“When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Mark 2:17)
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Luke 5:32)
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Agonizing in the garden,
 
Lo! the Savior prostrate lies;
 
On the bloody tree behold Him,
 
Hear Him cry before He dies,
 
"It is finished!"
 
Sinner, will not this suffice?
“Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.” (Matthew 26:36-45)
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” (John 19:30)
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Lo! the Incarnate God ascended,
 
Pleads the merits of His blood;
 
Venture on Him, venture freely,
 
Let no other trust intrude:
 
None but Jesus
 
Can do helpless sinners good.
“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” (Ephesians 4:8)
“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.” (Hebrews 9:12)
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