Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy

A classic revival invitation gets stripped to its bones here, with the opening lines calling out to anyone poor, needy, weak, or wounded and insisting that Jesus stands ready to save. The second stanza presses the point harder: those lost and ruined by the fall shouldn't wait until they feel better, because that day never comes. The song then turns to Gethsemane and the cross, asking whether the sight of the Maker prostrate on the ground and hanging on a bloody tree is enough to draw a sinner in. From there the invitation widens to the thirsty, who are told to come and glorify God's free bounty, with true belief and true repentance named as the graces that bring a person near. The closing lines shift into first person — a resolve to arise and go to Jesus, who will embrace the singer, and a tender reflection on the ten thousand charms found in the arms of a dear Savior. The whole arc moves from desperate need to warm, personal rest.