Just as I Am, without One Plea
Coming to Jesus with nothing to offer but his own invitation and his blood shed for us.
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The singer comes to Jesus as she is, with doubts, conflict and sin, trusting only that his blood was shed for her and that he has promised to receive her.
It rests on Jesus' promise in John 6:37: 'him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.'
It is sung in Lent and at any time of confession or new faith. Charlotte Elliott, an Englishwoman who lived with long illness, published it in 1836 in the Invalid's Hymn Book.
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| Words | Charlotte Elliott, 1836 | Public domain |
|---|---|---|
| Tune | WOODWORTH · William Batchelder Bradbury, 1849 | Public domain |
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