Come to the Cross Today

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Come to the cross today

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [Come to the cross today]
Published in 5 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Come to the cross today!
Jesus awaits you there;
Come for his pardon pray,
Come and his mercy share.

Chorus:
Come, come to the cross today!
Come! come! come!
Lay your burdens at Jesus’s feet,
He will give you forgiveness sweet;
Come! come! come! come!
Come to the cross today.

2 Come to the cross today!
Blessing awaits you there;
Why should you long delay?
He will your burdens bear. [Chorus]

3 Come to the cross today!
Jesus will freely bless,
Light with his love your way,
Crown you with righteousness. [Chorus]

4 Come to the cross today!
While he awaits you there;
Come for his favor pray,
Freely his love you’ll share. [Chorus]

Source: Songs for Work and Worship #48

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Author: Ida L. Reed

Ida Lilliard Reed (Smith), 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia. Died: July 8, 1951, Arden, West Virginia. Buried: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Arden, West Virginia. Reed is said to have written 2,000 hymns in her lifetime. In 1939, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized her "substantial contribution to American music" by awarding her a small "weekly bonus." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Come to the cross today
Title:	Come to the Cross Today
Author:	Ida L. Reed
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Come, come to the cross today!
Publication Date:	1894
Copyright:	Public Domain