LSB #570 "Just as I Am, without One Plea"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  John 1:29, 6:37; Revelation 3:17

John 1:29:  "The next day he [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'"

John 6:37:  "'All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.'"

Revelation 3:17:  "'For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.'"

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Just as I am, without one plea

But that Thy blood was shed for me

And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am and waiting not

To rid my soul of one dark blot,

To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, though tossed about

With many a conflict, many a doubt,

Fightings and fears within, without.

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;

Sight, riches, healing of the mind,

Yea, all I need, in Thee to find,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,

Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;

Because Thy promise I believe,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I am; Thy love unknown

Has broken ev'ry barrier down;

Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

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The recurring line "O Lamb of God, I come, I come" comes partially from John 1:29 (the name "Lamb of God") and partially from John 6:37 ("I come, I come").  John 6:37 is also in the fifth verse, but the hymn looks at it from the opposite direction:  "Just as I am, Thou wilt receive" rather than "whoever comes to me I will never cast out."  Revelation 3:17 appears in the line "Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind" in the fourth verse.