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Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.

By Poems (1836). I. “Just as I am”

Charlotte Elliott (1789–1871)

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!

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!

Just as I am—though toss’d about

With many a conflict, many a doubt,

Fightings and fears within, without—

O Lamb of God, 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!

Just as I am—Thou wilt receive,

Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;

Because Thy promise I believe—

O Lamb of God, I come!

Just as I am—Thy love unknown

Has broken every barrier down;

Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone—

O Lamb of God, I come!

Just as I am—of that free love,

The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove,

Here, for a season, then above—

O Lamb of God, I come!