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Come, Humble Sinners
Public Domain Shape-note hymn; Words: Edmund Jones, 1787; Tune: Traditional
ARTIST: Words: Edmund Jones, 1787; Tune: Traditional
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CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel
DATE: 1787
RECORDING INFO: Come, Humble Sinners
Rt - Lover of the Lord
Owens, William A.. Owens, William A. (ed.) / Texas Folk Songs. 2nd edition, SMU Press, Bk (1976/1950), p166 [1930s]
FT-596: Long Branch Primitive Baptist service. 1 February 1976. #20042, Series: "1. Sound Recordings, 1976." 1. "Come Humble Sinner In Whose Breast." #20042,
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NOTES: "Come, Humble Sinners" appears with different text in various shape-note books. There are two versions from the Sacred harp 1991 edition: 29t Fairfield and
94 Never Part (with a nice revival chorus). It was collected from William A. Owens in the 1930s and his version appears in Texas Folk Songs. I don't have access to that book now.
Come, Humble Sinners (Fairfield) SONG 181—C. M.
Come, humble sinner, in whose breast
A thousand thoughts revolve;
Come, with your guilt and fear oppress'
And make this last resolve:—
I'll go to Jesus, though my sin
Has like a mountain rose;
His kingdom now I'll enter in,
Whatever may oppose.
Humbly I'll bow at his command,
And there my guilt confess;
I'll own I am a wretch undone
Without his sov'reign grace.
Surely he will accept my plea,
For he has bid me come;
Forthwith I'll rise, and to him flee,
For yet, he says, there's room.
I cannot perish if I go;
I am resolv'd to try:
For if I stay away,
I know I must forever die.
Come, Humble Sinner (Fairfield) [traditional] [29t Fairfield] 1991 Sacred Harp
Tune: Hitchcock; Words: Edmund Jones, 1787; Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Come, humble sinner, in whose breast
A thousand thoughts revolve,
Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed,
And make this last resolve.
I’ll go to Jesus, though my sin
Hath like a mountain rose;
I know His courts, I’ll enter in,
Whatever may oppose.
I can but perish if I go,
I am resolved to try,
For if I stay away I know
I must forever die.
94 Never Part; Tune: John Carwell, 1850; Words: Edmund Jones, 1787; Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Come humble sinner in whose breast
A thousand thoughts revolve,
Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed,
And make this last resolve
Chorus: We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,
And soon shall hear the trumpet sound,
And then all shall with Jesus reign,
And never, never part again.
What? never part again.
No, never part again.
And soon shall hear the trumpet sound,
And never, never part again.
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