Do you know the hymn, "Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy"? If so, you probably know it to the minor key tune, RESTORATION. But if you sing it to that excellent tune you actually are only singing half the original lyrics by Joseph Hart! I'm not sure why someone in church history omitted the second half of each stanza (and a chorus by someone else was added), but the second half is where gospel grace comes in! So I few years ago for our church I lightly altered the original lyrics (since the second half's words didn't exactly fit the 87 87 D meter) and asked a friend to typeset them all together, plus adding in the extra refrain. See below for the full text and click here for the four-part hymn! 1. Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, weak and wounded, sick and sore; Jesus ready stands to save you, full of pity, love, and pow'r: He is able, He is able, He is willing; doubt no more. He is able, He is able, He is willing; doubt no more. 2. Come, ye thi
Several people have asked for the streamlined version of my new hymn. So here are the lyrics and links to my new hymn, "Beneath the Sun." Annotated version Four-part hymn Video of me singing it a cappella My new creator Facebook page Projection slides and other downloads here Lyrics: 1. Beneath the sun my soul is sighing: how brief a vapor is my life! My gain is gone, my days are dying. I chase the wind and stir up strife. Why is my life, O God, not fruitful? Will nothing last that I have done? Life is unfair, for all is futile. There's nothing new beneath the sun. [2.] I told myself, “Perhaps some pleasure will fill the void within my soul. Perhaps hard work or gaining treasure will make me wise and not a fool.” But my delight turned into sorrow, transformed before my very eyes. What charms today dissolves tomorrow. Earth never fully satisfies. 3. There is a season under heaven, a task and time for everything. I cannot grasp the span I’m given, or know what future days