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Just As I Am, Without One Plea

Charlotte Elliott

“Just As I Am, Without One Plea” as printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920).

Charlotte Elliott: Collected Lyrics Text 1 1920 · historical text
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This text comes from The Army and Navy Hymnal, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

Just as I am, without one plea

But that thy blood was shed for me

And that thou bid'st me come to thee

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, tho' tossed about

With many a conflict many a doubt,

Fightings and fears within, without,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, thou wilt receive,

Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;

Because thy promise I believe,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, thy love unknown

Has broken every barrier down;

Now to be thine, yea, thine alone,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Amen.

Credits

Written by Charlotte Elliott

Words by Charlotte Elliott. Historical text published in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), “Just As I Am, Without One Plea”

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