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SDA Hymnal 313

Just as I Am

Tune: SAFFRON WALDEN

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1Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidst 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
Woodworth (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #390, Hymns and Tunes 1886 #428)

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 bidst 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.