GOSPEL >> INVITATION
SDAH 279
Come, every soul by sin oppressed,
There’s mercy with the Lord,
And He will surely give you rest,
By trusting in His word.
Text
1
Come, every soul by sin oppressed,
There’s mercy with the Lord,
And He will surely give you rest,
By trusting in His word.
Refrain
Only trust Him, only trust Him,
Only trust Him now;
He will save you, He will save you,
He will save you now.
2
For Jesus shed his precious blood
Rich blessings to bestow;
Plunge now into the crimson flood
That washes white as snow.
3
Yes, Jesus is the truth, the way,
That leads you into rest;
Believe in Him without delay,
And you are fully blest.
4
Come, then, and join this holy band,
And on to glory go,
To dwell in that celestial land,
Where joys immortal flow.
Hymn Info
Biblical Information
(a) Ps 52:8 (b) Isa 1:18 (c) John 14:6 (r) Ps 37:3
Author
J.H. Stockton (1813-1877)
Metrical Number
C.M. Ref.
Composer
J.H. Stockton
Hymn Score
Piano Accompaniment
Notes
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Both words and music of this gospel song were written by John Hart Stockton (1813-1877; see SDAH 254), of New Hope, Pennsylvania. It was published in five stanzas in his Salvation Melodies, 1874. The refrain originally began with the words “Come to Jesus” used three times, but Ira D. Sankey changed them to “Only trust Him” as given in his Sacred Songs and Solos, 1875.
The message of the hymn is the simple one of forgiveness to those who have faith and trust in Christ. The main Scripture allusion is to Psalm 52:8: “I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.”
Ira D. Sankey (see Biographies) found the hymn in his scrapbook, liked it, and used it, giving the name STOCKTON to the tune. The melody is in the pentatonic scale, i.e., an octave lacking the fourth and seventh notes.
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