Sunday's Hymn: In Bunhill Fields

Here’s another hymn written by someone buried in Bunhill Fields.

Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and power.

Refrain

I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
O there are ten thousand charms.

Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,
God’s free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh.

Come, ye weary, heavy laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better,
You will never come at all.

View Him prostrate in the garden;
On the ground your Maker lies.
On the bloody tree behold Him;
Sinner, will this not suffice?

Lo! th’incarnate God ascended,
Pleads the merit of His blood:
Venture on Him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude.

Let not conscience make you linger,
Not of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.

—-Joseph Hart 

Other hymns, worship songs, etc. posted today:

• The Second Sunday After Easter at Magic Statistics
• Jesu, Our Hope, Our Hearts Desire at The Happy Wonderer
• Teach Me, O Lord, Thy Way of Truth at Hiraeth
  
• Behold the Throne of Grace at Seasoning of the Heart
• Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ at Whatever Things…
• Lead On, O King Eternal at Field Stone Cottage
• Lord’s Day 14, 2008 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Fountain of Never Ceasing Grace at JoythruChrist
  

Have you posted a hymn this Sunday and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list.

Petitionary Prayer: April 4

This month’s theme here at Rebecca Writes is petitionary prayer. On Tuesdays and Fridays throughout April, I’ll be posting one request I am making of God, and I’m inviting you to join me. You’ll find all the details here.

• One think I’ve asked  this morning is that God give wisdom to the members of my church as they vote on an important matter this coming Sunday.
  
• missmellifluous is praying

  for a friend of mine who is currently in intensive care. He is very sick. I have no words, only tears. I ask that God heals Him physically and draws close to him spiritually. Also thank God for my precious niece and her safe delivery on the first day of April. I ask that she will grow to love Him always!! I ask this for my children too. :) I ask that God blesses you and your petitionary prayer month and all who come to Him with their requests.

• Kim of Hiraeth is having a heart procedure done today and she is praying 

  that whether wildly successful, or even if unsuccessful, that I am content in the knowledge that everything that comes my way comes from the hand of One who knows me and knows exhaustively everything I need.

  She would appreciate it if you prayed for her today, too.
  
• Kim of the Upward Call is praying for her children

  that they be drawn to know God’s Word; to hear it, read it, study it, meditate upon it, and allow it to shape their hearts and minds.

• Update: Chris Roath is praying for little Mario who has liver disease and is in the hospital.

What about you? What are you praying for today?

My Desktop Photo: King's Throne

Photo by Andrew Stark 

King’s Throne in Kluane National Park, with the Kathleen River Bridge in the foreground, in early spring two years ago.  This is my current desk top photo.