Lord, I Come Pleading

Lord, I come pleading and praying to thee

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson
Tune: [Lord, I come pleading and praying to thee]
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Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Lord, I come pleading and praying to thee,
Seeking salvation so full and so free,
Hung’ring and thirsting Thy fulness to know,
Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

Refrain:
Lord I come pleading—pleading with Thee,
Seeking salvation so full and so free,
Hung’ring and thirsting Thy fulness to know,
Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

2 Gladly I give Thee my will and my all;
Self and possessions are Thine at Thy call;
Where’er Thy Spirit doth lead I would go;
Lord, now Thy fulness of blessings bestow. [Refrain]

3 Come, blessed Spirit, and dwell Thou within,
Sanctify, purge me, and cleanse me from sin;
Grant me for service the pow’r from on high,
Lord, to the world and the flesh let me die. [Refrain]

4 I am believing—by faith I can see
Thou hast accepted my off’ring to Thee;
Sweetly I rest in Thine infinite love,
Peace now comes in life a heavenly dove. [Refrain]

Source: Great Revival Hymns #50

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson

James Gilchrist Lawson, 1874-1946 Buried: Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. James Gilchrist Lawson (1874-1946) was an American evangelist and hymn writer who compiled several best-selling books of Christian biography and poetry. Lawson’s works include: Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians (Chicago, Illinois: Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1911) Did Jesus Command Immersion?, 1915 Greatest Thoughts About the Bible, 1918 Greatest Thoughts About God, 1920 The World’s Best Humorous Anecdotes, 1923 The World’s Best Conundrums and Riddles of all Ages, 1924 The World’s Best Epigrams, 1924 The "International" Christian Worker’s New Testament, 1924 The Marked Reference Bible… Go to person page >

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First Line: Lord, I come pleading and praying to thee
Title: Lord, I Come Pleading
Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Lord I come pleading—pleading with Thee
Publication Date: 1911
Copyright: Public Domain

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Great Revival Hymns #50

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