Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHRIST'S INVITATION, by ANNIE MATHESON


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CHRIST'S INVITATION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Come unto me, ye who are tired and sad
Last Line: That hides my face.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Love


COME unto me, ye who are tired and sad;
Come unto me, that I may give you rest;
Come unto me, and I will make you glad;
Come and be blest.

Come, ye who struggle in a gulf of shame;
Come, ye whose sin God only will forgive;
Come! for I have for you a new, white name;
Arise and live.

Come, ye who see not, through the misty night,
The stars that out of God's own windows shine;
Come unto me, and I will give you light,
Human, divine.

My heart is yearning with a strong desire
To fold the world in tender, close embrace;
Come to me through the sanctifying fire
That hides my face.





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