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Hymns and Tunes 1876 111

Hymn 111

1JUST as I am—without one plea,
But that thy blood was shed for me,
And that thou bid'st me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

2Just as I am—and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

3Just as I am—though tossed about
With many a conflict, many a doubt,
Fightings within, and fears without,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

4Just as I am—poor, wretched, blind—
Sight, riches, healing of the mind,
Yea, all I need, in thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

5Just as I am—thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve ;
Because thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

6Just as I am—thy love, I own,
Has broken every barrier down ;
Now to be thine, and thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Also sung to
Saffron Walden (SDA Hymnal #313); Woodworth (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #390, Hymns and Tunes 1886 #428)

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

JUST as I am—without one plea,/˘˘˘˘///8A
But that thy blood was shed for me,˘˘//˘/˘˘8A
And that thou bid'st me come to thee,˘˘/?˘/˘/8A
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Just as I am—and waiting not/˘˘˘˘/˘˘8A
To rid my soul of one dark blot,˘/˘/˘///8A
To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,˘/˘/˘///8A
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

Just as I am—though tossed about/˘˘˘//˘/8A
With many a conflict, many a doubt,˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/10A
Fightings within, and fears without,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

Just as I am—poor, wretched, blind—/˘˘˘//˘/8A
Sight, riches, healing of the mind,//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Yea, all I need, in thee to find,//˘/˘/˘/8A
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 5

Just as I am—thou wilt receive,/˘˘˘//˘/8A
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve ;//˘/˘/˘/8A
Because thy promise I believe,˘///˘˘˘/8A
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 6

Just as I am—thy love, I own,/˘˘˘//˘/8A
Has broken every barrier down ;˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B
Now to be thine, and thine alone,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.