Come, Humble Sinner, In Whose Breast

DESCRIPTION: "Come, humble sinner, in whose breast A thousand thoughts revolve, Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, And make this last resolve," to go to Jesus and seek salvation. The singer may "perish if I go," but "if I stay away, I know I must forever die"
AUTHOR: Words: Edmund Jones (1722-1765) (source: hymnary.org)
EARLIEST DATE: 1787 (Rippon's "Selection of Baptist Hymns")
KEYWORDS: religious death nonballad
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Owens-TexasFolkSongs-2ed, p. 166, "Come Humble Sinners" (1 short text, 1 tune)
MidwestFolklore, Mary O. Eddy, "Twenty Folk Hymns," Volume 3, Number 1 (Spring 1953), p. 38, "Repentance C.M.D." (1 excerpt, 1 tune)
Roud #7577
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "You've Got to Be a Lover of the Lord"
NOTES [67 words]: These lyrics, or some of them, are often found in "You've Got to Be a Lover of the Lord," but since that song is recognized by its chorus, and this song has no chorus, I have separated them.
The original words are sung to at least four different tunes, none of them popular enough to be considered in any way characteristic. This is the only lyric by Edmund Jones to have had any particular success. - RBW
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