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Jesus, I Come

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The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion

Jesus, I Come

Words by William T. SleeperMusic by George C. StebbinsWritten Tune JESUS, I COME

Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
Into Thy freedom, gladness and light,
Jesus, I come to Thee;
Out of my sickness into Thy health,
Out of my want and into Thy wealth,
Out of my sin and into Thyself,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of my shameful failure and loss,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,
Jesus, I come to Thee;
Out of earth's sorrows into Thy balm,
Out of life's storms and into Thy calm,
Out of distress into jubilant psalm,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of unrest and arrogant pride,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
Into Thy blessed will to abide,
Jesus, I come to Thee;
Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,
Out of despair into raptures above,
Upward for aye on wings like a dove,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
Into the joy and light of Thy home,
Jesus, I come to Thee;
Out of the depths of ruin untold,
Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,
Ever Thy glorious face to behold,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

Story Behind the Song

William T. Sleeper, a Congregational minister in Massachusetts, wrote this evangelistic hymn at the request of gospel musician George C. Stebbins. Stebbins composed the tune, and the hymn was published in 1887 in Gospel Hymns No. 5, a widely used collection associated with the Moody-Sankey revival tradition. Its repeated language of coming out of bondage, sin, and fear into Christ's freedom and peace made it a lasting invitation hymn.

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Gospel Hymns No. 5, Great Hymns of the Faith, Trinity Hymnal