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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! |
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Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot; To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come, I come! |
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Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt; Fightings within, and fears without, O Lamb of God, I come, I come! |
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Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; Sight, riches, healing of the mind; Yes, all I need, in Thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come, I come! |
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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! |
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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! |
We should simply come to the Lord without any way. Hymns, #1048 says, "Just as I am ... / O Lamb of God, I come! I come!" Every morning come to the Lord: "Lord, I come just as I am. I do not know how to pray. I come as I am, in my situation, not knowing. You know. It does not matter how I feel; it is up to Your leading." Every day come to the Lord in this way.
God is Spirit; hence, our contacting and absorbing Him do not depend on our words. Some people utter many words when they pray, but their words are like sounding brass or clanging cymbals; they do not have much value before God. We may not say anything when we come to God, but our whole being, including our heart, should face God. While we look to God, we may sigh and confess that we are incompetent, weak, unable to rise, unpresentable, and thirsty and that we lack words for the gospel and are not inclined to fellowship with the saints. We should lay our inner condition before God and even tell Him that we are short in every matter. No matter what our inner condition is, we should bring it to God. There is a hymn that says, "Just as I am" (Hymns, #1048). This means that we should come to God just as we are without trying to improve or change our condition. Our attitude when we come to God should be to come just as we are.
In England in the early 19th century there was a woman who had Christian parents and who for years had longed to be saved. She went to hear this and that preacher and visited churches and chapels in her search for salvation, but all in vain. One day she wandered into a little chapel with no real expectation in her heart, for she was almost in despair. She sat down at the back. The speaker was an elderly man. Suddenly in the middle of his address he stopped and pointing his finger at her said: 'You Miss, sitting there at the back, you can be saved now. You don't need to do anything!' Light flashed into her heart, and with it peace and joy. Charlotte Elliott went home and wrote her well-known hymn: 'Just as I am, without one plea ... O Lamb of God I come.' Those words have pointed to countless sinners the way of humble access to God through the blood of Christ. Yes, we dare to say to-day, to every one of the inhabitants of Shanghai or of any other city, that they can come to Him and be saved just as they are.
I repeat these incidents just to emphasize that what the sinner cannot do the Saviour is at hand to do for him. It is for this reason that we can tell people that they need not wait for anything, but can come to Him immediately. Whatever their state, whatever their problem, let them bring it and tell it to the Friend of sinners.
I like the song we sang today. It says, "Just as I am...I come! I come!" [Hymns, #1048]. I have told you before that this hymn was written by a woman in her twenties. She said that she had the sense of sin since she was very young. She wondered how a person like herself could face God. To her this was impossible. She visited many churches and talked with many pastors. She asked them questions and tried to find out from them how she could be saved. This went on for seven or eight years. Many told her that she had to do better before she could believe in Jesus. Others told her that she should pray more and study the Bible more. Still others told her to do good and perform noble deeds, or to do this or do that before she could believe in the Lord Jesus and be saved. As time went by, she found herself worse than before. In the end, she met an old preacher. She asked the old man what she must do before she could be saved. The old man put his hand on her back and said, "Go to God just as you are." She jumped up and asked, "Do I not have to do better, make more progress, and improve more before I can believe in the Lord Jesus?" The old man said, "There is no such need. You can come just as you are." On that day, she became clear and realized that she could come to the Lord just as she was.
God knows that we are sick. This is why He sent us the Doctor. Friends, have you ever been sick? Suppose I have a fever of one hundred five degrees. If I ask the doctor to come, will he say that he will come when the temperature drops to one hundred three? The sicker I am, the faster the doctor will come. If a person's temperature is ninety-eight degrees, the doctor may say that since it is only ninety-eight degrees, there is no need to go. The more serious your illness is, the faster the doctor will come. The woman admitted that she was a sick person and that Jesus Christ is the Physician from God who came to heal her. Not long after she returned home, she wrote this hymn: "Just as I am...I come! I come!"
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Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
The decision to respond to the call of the Lamb of God is what everyone who would be transformed into a Child of God must make. That decision also marks the beginning of a journey, a new life and a relationship with the Lamb of God. That decision is the best decision a man/woman can make. And this hymn ignites in my soul the glorious treasure possessed by the saints who have made that decision.
Coral Springs, FL, United States
Thank you, Jesus!
o lamb of God I come I come is my favourite
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Thank you for posting this beautiful hymn. Thank you Lord Jesus for all your many promises. For your perfect and Holy life, for your grace and your tender mercies.
Fort Stockton, TX, United States
Lord Jesus praise You for coming to us when we can't. Praise You for Your great and exceedingly promises. I love You and ask that You captivate me Oh Lord Jesus!!
Staten Island, NY, United States
After I read psalm 51 this hymn came to my mind and I searched for it to surrender myself again to my Father. And glad I did because JESUS CHRIST came through for me. Thank You LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Amelia, Virginia, United States
This morning as I was looking for the lyrics of this great hymn, feeling so needy for my El Shaddai. The words of Just As I Am ministered to be... poor, wretched, blind... yes I am. I have nothing without Him. I am nothing without Him. He gives everything. And then I began to read all these beautiful comments of people all across this earth. Hungry for Jesus. Coming, running into His presence, falling on their knees to worship and adore Him. I was so moved, seeing this "great multitude , that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb." Rev. 7:9
We're not alone. Together we come. Just as we are. And He Gives... He gives us the robe of white as praise flow from our hearts and we are healed by the Glory of God. For He is the Sun of Righteousness that rises to bring healing to the nations. " the nations will walk by His Light and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor to Him" rev. 21:24
Amen. Thank you to all who have written here.
Aba, Abia, Nigeria
One of my favorite Hymn songs! Melodious and Breaks the Spirit and the Heart!
I will never stop loving this song and using to worship my father 😍
Storrs, Connecticut, United States
This very familiar hymn has a beautiful story attached to it. 200 years ago, Charlotte Elliott was a gifted artist and writer living in England. A serious illnesses however, affected her feet, and she became crippled and depressed, spending the following decades feeling useless to anyone and wrestling with her pain and despondency. Sometime later, a pastor friend from Switzerland paid her visit to encourage her. She dismissed him, then later felt guilty about it. Deciding she needed to get her personal relationship with Christ in order, she went to apologize to the pastor. She confessed that she wanted to get herself right with God, but had too many barriers between her and the Lord and she had to clean up her life first. The pastor replied, “just come as you are. ” Those words remained with her, and more than a decade later, the advice that had allowed her to come to the Lord as she was, were penned in a simple but powerful hymn about trusting Jesus and His redemptive work. It has inspired many people to repent and believe in the Gospel. Billy Graham used it in his crusades to call many-a-sinner to come forward and give their lives to Christ and find forgiveness in Him.
Lewis Codington (paraphrased by AL)
Andoni, Rivers State, Nigeria
Just finished reading Hebrews 10 and my heart was troubled, then from nowhere this hymn pop up in my mind, I googled it and the LORD YESHUA refresh my spirit man.
Hallelujah!!!
YESHUA my KING, I come! I come!