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Hymns and Tunes 1886 428

Woodworth

Music: William B. BradburyTune: WoodworthL.M.

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1Just as I am, with-out 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 unknown 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)
Meter
L.M.
Scripture
John 6:37

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The verse

Meter
16.16 · the hymnal prints L.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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Verse 1

Just as I am, with-out one plea But that thy blood was shed for me,/˘˘˘˘///˘˘//˘/˘˘16A
And that thou bid'st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.˘˘/?˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16B

Verse 2

Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot,/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘///16A
To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/16B

Verse 3

Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt,/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/18A
Fightings within, and fears without, O Lamb of God, I come, I come./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16B

Verse 4

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind,— Sight, riches, healing of the mind,/˘˘˘//˘///˘/˘˘˘/16A
Yea, all I need, in thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16B

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 unknown Has broken every barrier down;/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/18A
Now to be thine, and thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come, I come./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16B

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.