Hymn
Come to Me
With tearful eyes I look around;
Life seems a dark and stormy sea;
Yet 'midst the gloom I hear a sound,
A heavenly whisper, "Come to me!"
It tells me of a place of rest
It tells me where my soul may flee;
Oh! to the weary, faint, oppressed,
How sweet the bidding, "Come to me."
Come, for all else must fall and die,
Earth is no resting-place for thee;
Heavenward direct thy weeping eye;
I am thy portion, "Come to me."
Come to Me — Text from International Song Service, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-to-me
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Come to Me?
The words of Come to Me were written by Charlotte Elliott; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 7 more hymns by Charlotte Elliott, including My God, Is Any Hour So Sweet and Christian, Seek Not Yet Repose.
Is Come to Me public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from International Song Service, 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 to Me?
Come to Me is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Prayer answered by Crosses, Watchfulness and Brotherly Love and Funeral of a Youth.