Come to Me

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Have you heard the Savior's call

Author: C. L. Dorris
Tune: [Have you heard the Savior's call]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Have you heard the Savior’s call,
“Come to Me, come to Me;
I have paid to ransom all,
Come to Me, come to Me,
Climbed the hill of Calvary,
Borne the cross to set you free;
Share my joy and liberty,
Come to Me, come to Me.”

Refrain:
Hear His plea,
“Come, O come to Me’:
Heed thy Savior’s word today:
“Come to Me, come to Me.”

2 Hear Him plead with thy poor soul,
“Come to Me, come to Me;
Now believe, I make thee whole,
Come to Me, come to Me,”
Hear His voice in mercy say,
“Linger not another day;
Why, O why turn life away?
Come to Me, come to Me.” [Refrain]

3 Still He calls yet o’er and o’er,
“Come to Me, come to Me;
Open now the bolted door,
Come to Me, come to Me,”
Let the Savior now come in,
Cleanse thy heart, forgive thy sin,
In thy soul His work begin:
Come to Me, come to Me. [Refrain]

Source: Light and Life Songs No. 4 #63

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Author: C. L. Dorris

Early 20th Century Religious Music His Hobby -- Moberly Minister Is Writer Of More Than 800 Hymns -- Rev. C. L. Dorris, pastor of the New Hope, Clark and Itenick Methodist Churches. The Rev. Mr. Dorris, who has made his home in Moborly since May of last year, has written more than 800 songs. They have been published by the nation's leading publishers of religious music. For most of the hymns, he wrote only the lyrics -- or song poems, as he calls them. For some he wrote only the music and for others both the words and the melody. One of the Rev. Mr. Dorris' collaborators is his wife, who hss composed music for his lyrics and has published on her own. "Music is definitely a hobby with me," Mr. Dorris said. He gets very little money f… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Have you heard the Savior's call
Title:	Come to Me
Author:	C. L. Dorris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Hear His plea
Publication Date:	1928
Copyright:	Public Domain