William Baxter Come unto Me (1851)

FROM

THE

MILLENNIAL HARBINGER:

FOURTH SERIES.

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VOL. I.] BETHANY, VA. OCTOBER, 1851. [NO. X.
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C O M E   U N T O   M E.
BY WILLIAM BAXTER.
"Come unto me," the Saviour cries,
      All ye by sin oppressed;
Confess my name before the world,
      And I will give you rest.

Assume my mild and easy yoke,
      And by obedience prove,
Your heart's devotion to my cause,
      Your gratitude and love.

In meekness strive to do my will,
      All other teachers flee,
Lay every earthly trust aside,
      And learn alone of me.

The stores of wisdom all are mine,
      And to each trustful heart,
Treasures of knowledge, deep and pure,
      I gladly will impart.

I am of meek and lowly heart,
      And those who follow me,
Must cast all lofty pride away,
      And learn humility.

Through life, then, humbly follow on;
      In death, lean on my breast;
Fear not the dark and gloomy grave,
      Beyond it lies your rest.

[The Millennial Harbinger (October 1851): 600.]

ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC EDITION

      William Baxter's "Come unto Me" was first published in The Millennial Harbinger, Fourth Series, Vol. 1, No. 10, October 1851. The electronic version of the poem has been produced from the College Press reprint (1976) of The Millennial Harbinger, ed. Alexander Campbell (Bethany, VA: A. Campbell, 1851), p. 600.

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA

Created 20 June 1998.
Updated 28 June 2003.

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