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{{ | {{Vs|1}} Ho! Every one that thirsts, draw nigh: | ||
('Tis God invites the fallen race) | ('Tis God invites the fallen race) | ||
Mercy and free salvation buy; | Mercy and free salvation buy; | ||
Buy wine, and milk, and gospel grace. | Buy wine, and milk, and gospel grace. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|2}} Come to the living waters, come! | ||
Sinners, obey your Maker's call; | Sinners, obey your Maker's call; | ||
Return, ye weary wanderers, home, | Return, ye weary wanderers, home, | ||
And find my grace is free for all. | And find my grace is free for all. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|3}} See from the rock a fountain rise! | ||
For you in healing streams it rolls: | For you in healing streams it rolls: | ||
Money ye need not bring, nor price, | Money ye need not bring, nor price, | ||
Ye lab'ring, burthen'd, sin-sick souls. | Ye lab'ring, burthen'd, sin-sick souls. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|4}} Nothing ye in exchange shall give; | ||
Leave all you have and are behind; | Leave all you have and are behind; | ||
Frankly the gift of God receive, | Frankly the gift of God receive, | ||
Pardon, and peace in Jesus find. | Pardon, and peace in Jesus find. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|5}} Why seek ye that which is not bread, | ||
Nor can your hungry souls sustain? | Nor can your hungry souls sustain? | ||
On ashes, husks, and air ye feed, | On ashes, husks, and air ye feed, | ||
You spend your little all in vain. | You spend your little all in vain. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|6}} In search of empty joys below, | ||
Ye toil with unavailing strife: | Ye toil with unavailing strife: | ||
Whither, ah whither would you go? | Whither, ah whither would you go? | ||
I have the words of endless life. | I have the words of endless life. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|7}} Hearken to me with earnest care, | ||
And freely eat substantial food; | And freely eat substantial food; | ||
The sweetness of my mercy share, | The sweetness of my mercy share, | ||
And taste that I alone am good. | And taste that I alone am good. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|8}} I bid you all my goodness prove, | ||
My promises for all are free: | My promises for all are free: | ||
Come taste the manna of my love, | Come taste the manna of my love, | ||
And let your soul delight in me. | And let your soul delight in me.}} | ||
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{{ | {{Vs|9}} Your willing ear and heart incline, | ||
My words believingly receive; | My words believingly receive; | ||
Quicken'd your soul, by faith divine, | Quicken'd your soul, by faith divine, | ||
An everlasting life shall live. | An everlasting life shall live. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|10}} You for my own I then shall take, | ||
Shall surely seal you for my own, | Shall surely seal you for my own, | ||
My covenant of mercy make, | My covenant of mercy make, | ||
And 'stablish it in David's Son. | And 'stablish it in David's Son. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|11}} A faithful witness of my grace, | ||
Him have I to the people given, | Him have I to the people given, | ||
To teach a sinful world my ways, | To teach a sinful world my ways, | ||
And lead and train them up for heaven. | And lead and train them up for heaven. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|12}} Son of my love, behold, to thee | ||
From all eternity I give | From all eternity I give | ||
Sinners who to thy wounds will flee; | Sinners who to thy wounds will flee; | ||
The soul that chuseth life shall live. | The soul that chuseth life shall live. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|13}} Nations, whom once thou didst not own, | ||
Thou thine inheritance shalt call; | Thou thine inheritance shalt call; | ||
Nations who knew not thee shall run, | Nations who knew not thee shall run, | ||
And hail the God that died for all. | And hail the God that died for all. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|14}} For I, the holy God, and true, | ||
To glorify thy name have sworn: | To glorify thy name have sworn: | ||
And lo! My faithfulness I shew; | And lo! My faithfulness I shew; | ||
And lo! To thee the Gentiles turn. | And lo! To thee the Gentiles turn. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|15}} Seek ye the Lord with timely care, | ||
Ye servants of uncancel’d sin, | Ye servants of uncancel’d sin, | ||
While all that seek may find him near | While all that seek may find him near | ||
With open arms to take them in. | With open arms to take them in. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|16}} His evil let the sinner leave, | ||
In bitterness of spirit mourn, | In bitterness of spirit mourn, | ||
Death's sentence in himself receive, | Death's sentence in himself receive, | ||
And to a gracious God return. | And to a gracious God return.}} | ||
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{{ | {{Vs|17}} Surely our God will bid him live, | ||
Will with the arms of love embrace; | Will with the arms of love embrace; | ||
Freely, abundantly forgive, | Freely, abundantly forgive, | ||
And shew him all his depths of grace. | And shew him all his depths of grace. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|18}} For thus the mighty God hath said, | ||
My ways, and thoughts ye cannot scan; | My ways, and thoughts ye cannot scan; | ||
Ye cannot, whom my hands have made, | Ye cannot, whom my hands have made, | ||
Your infinite Creator span. | Your infinite Creator span. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|19}} Me will ye mete with reason's line? | ||
Or teach my grace how far to move? | Or teach my grace how far to move? | ||
Fathom my mercy's deep design, | Fathom my mercy's deep design, | ||
My heighth, and breadth, and length of love! | My heighth, and breadth, and length of love! | ||
{{ | {{Vs|20}} Far as the heavens that earth surpass, | ||
Far as my throne those nether skies, | Far as my throne those nether skies, | ||
My ways of love, and thoughts of grace, | My ways of love, and thoughts of grace, | ||
Beyond your low conceptions rise. | Beyond your low conceptions rise. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|21}} For as the snow from heaven comes down, | ||
The first and latter rains distill, | The first and latter rains distill, | ||
The earth with fruitfulness to crown, | The earth with fruitfulness to crown, | ||
Man's heart with food and joy to fill. | Man's heart with food and joy to fill. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|22}} As no return the shower can know, | ||
But falls a thirsty land to chear, | But falls a thirsty land to chear, | ||
But executes its charge below, | But executes its charge below, | ||
While plenty decks the smiling year. | While plenty decks the smiling year. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|23}} So shall the word my lips have spoke, | ||
Accomplish that which I ordain; | Accomplish that which I ordain; | ||
My word I never will revoke; | My word I never will revoke; | ||
My word is not gone forth in vain. | My word is not gone forth in vain. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|24}} In my redeeming work employ'd, | ||
And sent my pleasure to fulfill, | And sent my pleasure to fulfill, | ||
Vain it shall not return, and void, | Vain it shall not return, and void, | ||
But prosper, and perform my will. | But prosper, and perform my will.}} | ||
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{{ | {{Vs|25}} With me is plenteous mercy found, | ||
Redemption free for all to know; | Redemption free for all to know; | ||
And where your sin doth most abound, | And where your sin doth most abound, | ||
My more abundant grace shall flow. | My more abundant grace shall flow. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|26}} From guilt and pain ye shall be freed, | ||
From the black dungeon of despair, | From the black dungeon of despair, | ||
Into my heavenly kingdom led, | Into my heavenly kingdom led, | ||
And reap eternal pleasures there. | And reap eternal pleasures there. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|27}} All ye that in my word believe, | ||
Shall see my love in Jesu's face; | Shall see my love in Jesu's face; | ||
The peace and joy of faith receive, | The peace and joy of faith receive, | ||
And triumph in my saving grace. | And triumph in my saving grace. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|28}} The trees shall clap their hands and sing, | ||
Mountains and hills their voices raise; | Mountains and hills their voices raise; | ||
All the new heavens and earth shall ring | All the new heavens and earth shall ring | ||
With Jesus their Creator's praise. | With Jesus their Creator's praise. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|29}} Where thorns deform'd the barren ground, | ||
Where noisome weeds the soul o'erspread, | Where noisome weeds the soul o'erspread, | ||
There shall the fruits of grace abound, | There shall the fruits of grace abound, | ||
And second nature lift her head. | And second nature lift her head. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|30}} The trees of God shall deck the soil, | ||
The plants of righteousness arise; | The plants of righteousness arise; | ||
The Lord shall on his garden smile, | The Lord shall on his garden smile, | ||
His late-returning paradise. | His late-returning paradise. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|31}} The earth, in token of his grace, | ||
Shall spread the odour of his fame, | Shall spread the odour of his fame, | ||
And everlasting trophies raise, | And everlasting trophies raise, | ||
To glorify the Saviour's name. | To glorify the Saviour's name.}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:49, 20 March 2015
General information
Ho, everyone that thirsts, draw nigh is a hymn by Charles Wesley, first published as the first hymn (on pages 1-6) in John and Charles Wesley's Hymns and Sacred Poems, London: 1740. In that collection, it is headed 'The Fifty Fifth Chapter of Isaiah'.
Settings by composers
- Benjamin Milgrove — Ho. Everyone that thirsts draw nigh English STB
- Zechariah Whelpdale — Ho everyone that thirsts, draw nigh English SATB
Text and translations
English text 1 Ho! Every one that thirsts, draw nigh: |
9 Your willing ear and heart incline, |
17 Surely our God will bid him live, |
25 With me is plenteous mercy found, |