Locusts and Wild Honey

Poor and Needy

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005 | General

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and power.

Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,
God’s free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh.

Come, ye weary, heavy laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better,
You will never come at all.

View Him prostrate in the garden;
On the ground your Maker lies.
On the bloody tree behold Him;
Sinner, will this not suffice?

Let not conscience make you linger,
Not of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.

Lo! the incarnate God ascended,
Plead the merit of His blood:
Venture on Him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude.

I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
O there are ten thousand charms.

- Jo­seph Hart 1759

2 Comments to Poor and Needy

Andrew Lindsey
10/23/2005

Thank you so much for posting this great hymn- I was just trying to remember these words earlier today before I read this! Whenever my mother and her siblings get together at Thanksgiving or Christmas they always sing this together.

Chris Poe
10/24/2005

This is one of my favorite hymns.

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