Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Poems (1836). I. “Just as I am”Charlotte Elliott (1789–1871)
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But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidd’st me come to Thee—
O Lamb of God, I come!
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot—
O Lamb of God, I come!
With many a conflict, many a doubt,
Fightings and fears within, without—
O Lamb of God, I come!
Sight, riches, healing of the mind,
Yea, all I need, in Thee to find—
O Lamb of God, I come!
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
Because Thy promise I believe—
O Lamb of God, I come!
Has broken every barrier down;
Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone—
O Lamb of God, I come!
The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove,
Here, for a season, then above—
O Lamb of God, I come!