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Come, guilty souls, and flee away

Author: Joseph Humphreys
Published in 27 hymnals

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1 Come, guilty souls, and flee away
To Christ, and heal your wounds;
This is the welcome gospel-day
Wherein free grace abounds.

2 God loved the church, and gave his Son
To drink the cup of wrath;
And Jesus says he’ll cast out none
That come to him by faith.

Source: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #55

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Author: Joseph Humphreys

Humphreys, Joseph, son of Asher Humphreys, minister at Burford, Oxfordshire, was born at Burford, Oct. 28, 1720, and educated at a grammar school at Fairford, and at an academy for the training of young men for the ministry in London. From the latter he was expelled, Dec. 25, 1739, because of his attachment to Whitefield. For a short time he associated with the Wesleys, but eventually joined G. Whitefield, and subsequently preached at Bristol, London, and Deptford. He died in London (date unknown), and was buried in the Moravian Cemetery at Chelsea. He was a contributor to Whitefield's Christian History (1741-1748), 1742, &c, and published, 1742, An Account of Joseph Humphreys's Experiences, &c. As a hymnwriter he is not widely known. His… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Come, guilty souls, and flee away
Title:	Now Is the Accepted Time
Author:	Joseph Humphreys
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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The Choice: in two parts; Part I, containing Psalms and hymns, Part II, containing spiritual songs; designed for public and private worship (6th ed.) (1856), p.121

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A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d128

A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #356

A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #693

A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #356

A Selection of Hymns & Psalms #288

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs from the Best Authors #d37

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCLI

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCLI

A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #55

A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, intended to be an Appendix to Dr. Watts' Psalms & Hymns. 2nd Baltimore ed. #aCCCLXXVI

A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #376a

A Selection of Hymns, from the Best Authors, Designed as a Supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #d91

A Selection of Hymns, from Various Authors #d54

A Selection of Hymns #CCCLXXVI

Baptist Hymn Book #a512

Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #204

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Selected and Original. 7th ed. #d74

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, selected from Several Approved Authors, Recommended by the Baptist General Committee of Virginia #d31

Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs, including Some Never Before in Print #d62

New Select Hymns #166

Revival Hymns. 4th ed. #d21

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d91

The Baptist Hymn Book #512

The Choice #H173

The Choice #H173

The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #CCVIII

The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1094a

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