| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | Poems (1836).
I. “Just as I am” | | By 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! | |
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| Just as I am—and waiting not | 5 |
| To rid my soul of one dark blot, | |
| To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot— | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | |
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| Just as I am—though toss’d about | |
| With many a conflict, many a doubt, | 10 |
| Fightings and fears within, without— | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | |
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| Just as I am—poor, wretched, blind— | |
| Sight, riches, healing of the mind, | |
| Yea, all I need, in Thee to find— | 15 |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | |
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| Just as I am—Thou wilt receive, | |
| Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; | |
| Because Thy promise I believe— | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | 20 |
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| 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! | |
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| Just as I am—of that free love, | 25 |
| The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove, | |
| Here, for a season, then above— | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | | | | |
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