Jesus, I Come to Thee

Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,
Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into thy freedom, gladness and light,
Jesus, I come to thee.
Out of my sickness into thy health,
Out of my wanting and into thy wealth,
Out of my sin and into thyself,
Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of my shameful failure and loss,
Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into the glorious gain of thy cross,
Jesus, I come to thee.
Out of earth's sorrows into thy balm,
Out of life's storms and into thy calm,
Out of distress into jubilant psalm,
Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of unrest and arrogant pride,
Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into thy blessed will to abide,
Jesus, I come to thee.
Out of myself to dwell in thy love,
Out of despair into raptures above,
Upward forever on wings like a dove,
Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,
Jesus, I come; Jesus I come.
Into the joy and light of thy home
Jesus, I come to thee.
Out of the depths of ruin untold,
Into the peace of thy sheltering fold,
Ever thy glorious face to behold,
Jesus, I come to thee.

I heard this hymn in church this past Sunday and initially I was excited cause it was hymn. I've been liking hymns a lot more these days. I liked this hymn so much that I was trying to find a recording of the song so that I wouldn't forget the tune. Fortunately I found a sample recording. When it comes to music, I generally listen to the music first, then the lyrics. Some people look for lyrics first when it comes to music. For me, the tune is something that attracts me first.

But after hearing this song over and over, I realized that the lyrics were more beautiful to me than the music (granted I think the music is great). This hymn beautifully portrays the truth that there is freedom in coming to Jesus. I'm free from performance, free from making myself look good, free from cleaning myself up. I don't need to prove anything to Jesus. I never did. He just asks me to come and He'll take care of the rest. Only when I come into Jesus with brokenness and humility, will I ever experience the true freedom He graciously lavishes upon me.

Jesus, I come to Thee...