I Am Coming Lord
- Words:
- L. Hartsough
- Music:
- L. Hartsough
Sheet music
- 1I hear Thy welcome voice,That calls me, Lord, to Thee,For cleansing in Thy precious bloodThat flowed on Calvary.I am coming, Lord!Coming now to Thee!Wash me, cleanse me in the bloodThat flowed on Calvary!
- 2Tho’ coming weak and vile,Thou dost my strength assure;Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse,Till spotless all, and pure.I am coming, Lord!Coming now to Thee!Wash me, cleanse me in the bloodThat flowed on Calvary!
- 3'Tis Jesus calls me onTo perfect faith and love,To perfect hope, and peace and trust,For earth and heav’n above.I am coming, Lord!Coming now to Thee!Wash me, cleanse me in the bloodThat flowed on Calvary!
- 4‘Tis Jesus who confirmsThe blessed work within,By adding grace to welcomed grace,Where reigned the pow’r of sin.I am coming, Lord!Coming now to Thee!Wash me, cleanse me in the bloodThat flowed on Calvary!
- 5And He the witness givesTo loyal hearts and free,That every promise is fulfilled,If faith but brings the plea.I am coming, Lord!Coming now to Thee!Wash me, cleanse me in the bloodThat flowed on Calvary!
- 6All hail, atoning blood!All hail, redeeming grace!All hail, the Gift of Christ, our Lord,Our Strength and Righteousness!I am coming, Lord!Coming now to Thee!Wash me, cleanse me in the bloodThat flowed on Calvary!
In the hymnals
- Written in 1872, the words are in 823 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.