Written following a message on Isaiah 55 preached by Pastor Larry Vincent at Heritage Baptist Church, Mansfield, Texas on May 11, 2008. The hymn is a call to the lost and broken to come to Christ, based on the opening words of Isaiah 55 and Jesus' words in Matthew 11:28. Only in Christ can we find true delight and rest for our soul.
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Come to Me, you weary;
Come to Me and find rest.
Take My Yoke upon you;
Come and know peace and gentleness.
For why do you still labor,
Weighed down with pain and guilt and care,
Oppressed and crushed down under
A load you cannot bear?
Come seek the Lord, you afflicted;
Seek Him while He may be found.
Today is the day of salvation,
When grace and mercy have come down.
Come to Me, you thirsty;
Come to Me and drink.
Though you have no money;
Come and buy and eat.
For why do you spend money
For that which is not bread
And squander all your wages
On empty things instead?
Come seek the Lord, you hungry;
In Him is fullness of delight;
Abundance overflowing
To immeasurable depth and height.
Come to Me, you wayward;
Lost in the darkness and the strife.
My Word will guide your footsteps,
For I am the way, the truth, the life.
For why do you still wander
Down pathways that lead to sin and death,
Forsaking the One who made you,
Who gives you each day your life and breath?
Come seek the Lord, you wanderer,
Seeking to satisfy your soul.
In Him is joy beyond all measure,
For He alone can make you whole.
And come seek the Lord, you hungry;
In Him is fullness of delight;
Abundance overflowing
To immeasurable depth and height.
Yes, come seek the Lord, you afflicted;
Seek Him while He may be found.
Today is the day of salvation,
When grace and mercy have come down.
Ken Puls is a follower of Jesus, husband, father, worship leader, guitarist and song writer. He teaches guitar and music
theory at Florida Southwestern State College. He has composed over 60 songs and hymns, and has transcribed many songs and hymns for guitar....more
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