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Author: Laura E. Newell Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: Have you heard the invitation Refrain First Line: Come unto me, O come unto me Lyrics: 1 Have you heard the invitation? Jesus says, Come to Me, Come unto Me, O, come unto Me; ‘Tis the message of salvation, That the Master brings to Thee: Come unto Me, O, come to Me. Refrain: Come unto Me, O come unto Me; Jesus says: Come unto me. Weary heart, for refuge flee Unto Christ, who calleth thee. 2 There are blessed many mansions Waiting for the pure and true; Come unto Me, O, come unto Me; There in heaven’s green expansions Hear the Saviour call to you, Come unto Me, O, come to Me. [Refrain] 3 Heavy laden, or a-weary, Jesus says: In Me find rest, Come unto Me, O, come to Me; Does your path in life seem dreary? By His love you may be blest; Come unto me, O, come to me. [Refrain] 3 Time is short, and days are fleeting. Heed the message: Come to me, Come unto Me, O, come to Me; O the joy of yonder greeting, In the home beyond the sea; Come unto me, O, come to me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Have you heard the invitation]

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[Have you heard the invitation]

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Hall Incipit: 34555 65321 11165 Used With Text: The Gospel Invitation

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The Gospel Invitation

Author: Laura E. Newell Hymnal: Crowning Day No. 3 #2 (1898) First Line: Have you heard the invitation Refrain First Line: Come unto me, O come unto me Lyrics: 1 Have you heard the invitation? Jesus says, Come to Me, Come unto Me, O, come unto Me; ‘Tis the message of salvation, That the Master brings to Thee: Come unto Me, O, come to Me. Refrain: Come unto Me, O come unto Me; Jesus says: Come unto me. Weary heart, for refuge flee Unto Christ, who calleth thee. 2 There are blessed many mansions Waiting for the pure and true; Come unto Me, O, come unto Me; There in heaven’s green expansions Hear the Saviour call to you, Come unto Me, O, come to Me. [Refrain] 3 Heavy laden, or a-weary, Jesus says: In Me find rest, Come unto Me, O, come to Me; Does your path in life seem dreary? By His love you may be blest; Come unto me, O, come to me. [Refrain] 3 Time is short, and days are fleeting. Heed the message: Come to me, Come unto Me, O, come to Me; O the joy of yonder greeting, In the home beyond the sea; Come unto me, O, come to me. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Have you heard the invitation]

The Gospel Invitation

Author: Laura Emeline Pixley Newell Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10278 First Line: Have you heard the invitation? Refrain First Line: "Come to Me, O, come to Me" Lyrics: 1 Have you heard the invitation? Jesus says, "Come unto Me, Come to Me, O, come to Me." ’Tis the message of salvation, That the Master brings to thee, "Come to Me, O, come to Me." Refrain: "Come to Me, O, come to Me"; Jesus says, "Come unto Me." Weary heart, for refuge flee Unto Christ who calleth thee. 2 There are blessèd many mansions Waiting for the pure and true; "Come to Me, O, come to Me." There in Heaven’s green expansions Hear the Savior call to you, "Come to Me, O, come to Me." [Refrain] 3 Heavy laden, or aweary, Jesus says, "In Me find rest, Come to Me, O come to Me." Does your path in life seem dreary? By His love you may be blest, "Come to Me, O, come to Me." [Refrain] 4 Time is short, and days are fleeting, Heed the message, "Come to Me, Come to Me, O, come to Me." O, the joy of yonder greeting, In the home beyond the sea, "Come to Me, O, come to Me." [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Have you heard the invitation]

Come to me, O come to me

Author: Laura E. Newell Hymnal: Songs of Redemption for Revivals, Campmeetings, etc. #d18 (1905) First Line: Have you heard the invitation Jesus says

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Laura E. Newell

1854 - 1916 Author of "The Gospel Invitation" in Crowning Day No. 3 Born: February 5, 1854, New Marlborough, Connecticut. Died: October 13, 1916, Manhattan, Kansas. Daughter of Mr. and Edward A. Pixley, but orphaned as an infant, Laura was adopted by her aunt, then Mrs. Hiram Mabie, who at the time lived in New York. In 1858, the Mabie family moved to a farm south of where Wamego, Kansas, now stands. Two years after the move, Mr. Mabie died, and his wife resumed teaching. In 1860, Mrs. Mabie accepted a position in Topeka, Kansas, where she taught many years. Under her tutelage, Laura received her education. As early as age 12, Laura was writing rhymes, and two years later her poems began to appear in local newspapers. She had no thought of a literary career; she simply wrote to give vent to her poetical mind. In 1871, Laura married Lauren Newell, a carpenter from Manhattan, Kansas. They had at least six children, and belonged to the Congregational denomination. In 1873, Laura was listening to an address by a speaker who lamented the death of "genuine" hymns, and she resolved to try her hand in that line of work. That began a long period of writing songs, sacred and secular, services for all anniversary occasions, cantatas, adapting words to music, and music to words. "Mrs. Newell is indeed a prolific writer. Her poems number in the thousands. She has had over eight hundred poems published in a single year, a most remarkable record. The great ease with which Mrs. Newell writes is one of her special gifts. Not long since an order, accompanied by music and titles, was sent her for eight poems to suit. At seven o’clock in the evening she sat down to her organ to catch the music. Then she went to her desk, and at ten o’clock the order was ready for the return mail. Her work pleased the publisher so well that he sent her an order for forty-eight additional poems. Mrs. Newell writes several hundred poems annually. She is a very modest and unpretentious lady, and goes about her daily work as cheerfully as her poems advise others to do. The deeply religious character of the woman stands out boldly in nearly all her work. The next world is apparently as real to her as the present. Her heart is in her work, and to the end of life’s chapter, while able, may she wield her pen to tell the Story to dear to her heart, in verse and song." Hall, pp. 316-17 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/n/e/w/newell_lep.htm

J. H. Hall

1855 - 1941 Composer of "[Have you heard the invitation]" in Crowning Day No. 3 Jacob Henry Hall, 1855-1941 Born: January 2, 1855, near Harrisonburg, Virginia. Died: December 22, 1941. Buried: Dayton, Virginia. Son of farmer George G. Hall and Elizabeth Thomas Hall, Jacob attended singing schools taught by Timothy Funk when he was a boy. As his love of music progressed, he earned money by trapping quail and bought a German accordion; he soon learned to play one part while singing another. After he and his brother jointly purchased an organ, he taught himself to play hymn tunes, Gospel songs, and anthems. He went on to study music theory, harmony, and composition in Harrisonburg and elsewhere, and in 1877 attended a Normal Music School in New Market, Virginia, taught by Benjamin Unseld and P. J. Merges. Afterward, he partnered with H. T. Wartman for two years to conduct singing schools and conventions. In 1890, Hall attended Dana’s Musical Institute in Warren, Ohio, and a normal school run by George & F. W. Root at Silver Lake, New York. He later served as principal of the National Normal School of Music. Hall’s works include: Hall’s Songs of Home, 1885 The Star of Bethlehem (Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush-Kieffer Company) Musical Million (assistant editor) Spirit of Praise, with William Kirkpatrick & Charles Case (Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Company, 1911) Hall’s Quartettes for Men, 1912 Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers/em> (New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1914) Sources-- Hall, pp. 329-34 Lyrics-- Glorious Morning Dawns, The O Thou Whose Matchless Power Controls --hymntime.com/tch