Come Ye Sinners -- HOTM for October 2023

Welcome to @Happy Hymnody! Our #hymnofthemonth​​ for October 2023 is Come Ye Sinners by Joseph Hart (1759) lead by the Blake family with Mr Blake on the banjo. Get your FREE printable lyrics and music as well as the hymn's background on our website: happyhymnody.w...​​
Come on over and join us for our monthly hymn study. We desire to teach these beautiful songs to our children and plant these truths in our own hearts as well. We love singing together as a community and would love for you to join us!
Lyrics:
1. Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you, full of pity, love and power.
Refrain:
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.
2. Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome, God's free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance, every grace that brings you nigh.
3. Come, ye weary, heavy laden, lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you're better, you will never come at all.
Refrain
4. Let not conscience make you linger, nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth is to feel your need of Him.
5. View Him prostrate in the garden; On the ground your Maker lies.
On the bloody tree behold Him; Sinner, will this not suffice?
Refrain
6. Lo! th'incarnate God ascended, pleads the merit of His blood:
Venture on Him, venture wholly, let no other trust intrude.
7. Saints and angels joined in concert, sing the praises of the Lamb;
While the blissful seats of heaven sweetly echo with his name!
Refrain
Author: Joseph Hart (1759) | Anonymous refrain added in 1802 | Hart’s text has undergone countless omissions and alterations throughout its course.
Tune: ARISE, an anonymous American folk melody published in Southern Harmony (1835) with the title RESTORATION, and changed to ARISE when set to Hart’s text. (Laura de Jong, Hymnary.org)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
Influencing texts: Isaiah 45:22-23, 55:1-9; Ezekiel 36:24-28; Matthew 9:2-8, 11:28-30, 18:10-14; Mark 2:1-17, 15:33-37; Luke 5:27-32,19:10, 22:44; John 4:14, 6:35-39, 7:37-38 ; Romans 3:21-26; Ephesians 2:8-9 ; 1 Timothy 1:15; Hebrews 10:16-25; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 1:9; Revelation 22:13-20 || happyhymnody.wordpress.com 10.2023

[@daphneycordeiro4131]

We have been listening and singing along with you all month. What a blessing it has been for me and my little ones. Blessings to you and your family!

[@pathway777]

SWEET🥰😇

[@ticiagorney8708]

Great singing! We are enjoying singing with you guys!

[@Alaskansunnysidesisters]

Beautiful song! We love your singing!! Where were you when singing this? Curious because it looks similar to where we live!!

[@kurtblake2902]

That was at my in-laws house in Westminster.

[@nancylamar6086]

Precious. Thank you for sharing your gift!