Hymn
Come, and Welcome
From the cross uplifted high
Where the Saviour deigns to die,
What melodious sounds I hear,
Bursting on my ravished ear:
"Love's redeeming work is done,
Come and welcome, sinner, come.
"Sprinkled now with blood the throne;
Why beneath thy burdens groan?
On My piercèd body laid,
Justice owns the ransom paid:
Bow the knee, and kiss the Son,
Come and welcome, sinner, come.
"Spread for thee, the festal board
See with richest dainties stored;
To thy Father's bosom pressed,
Yet again a child confessed,
Never from His house to roam,
Come and welcome, sinner, come.
"Soon the days of life shall end;
Lo, I come, your Saviour, Friend,
Safe your spirits to convey
To the realms of endless day:
Up to My eternal home,
Come and welcome, sinner, come."
Amen.
Come, and Welcome — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-and-welcome
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Come, and Welcome?
The words of Come, and Welcome were written by Thomas Haweis; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 3 more hymns by Thomas Haweis, including Exulting in the Favor of God and O Thou, From Whom All Goodness Flows.
Is Come, and Welcome public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal, published in 1895. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Come, and Welcome?
Come, and Welcome is in 7.7.7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Quiet, Lord, my froward heart, When Shall We All Meet Again? and For the Beauty of the Earth.