{"id":5046,"date":"2013-03-18T17:37:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T00:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=5046"},"modified":"2013-03-18T17:37:26","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T00:37:26","slug":"lent-2013-just-as-i-am-without-one-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=5046","title":{"rendered":"Lent 2013: Just As I Am Without One Plea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of my favorites that can be sung pretty much year round.  It&#8217;s also one of the first hymns I learned and is appropriate for Lent as we&#8217;re offering ourselves up for God.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Just as I am, without one plea,<br \/>\nbut that thy blood was shed for me,<br \/>\nand that thou bidd&#8217;st me come to thee,<br \/>\nO Lamb of God, I come, I come.<\/p>\n<p>Just as I am, and waiting not<br \/>\nto rid my soul of one dark blot,<br \/>\nto thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,<br \/>\nO Lamb of God, I come, I come.<\/p>\n<p>Just as I am, though tossed about<br \/>\nwith many a conflict, many a doubt;<br \/>\nfightings and fears within, without,<br \/>\nO Lamb of God, I come, I come.<\/p>\n<p>Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;<br \/>\nsight, riches, healing of the mind,<br \/>\nyea, all I need, in thee to find,<br \/>\nO Lamb of God, I come, I come.<\/p>\n<p>Just as I am, thou wilt receive;<br \/>\nwilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve,<br \/>\nbecause thy promise I believe,<br \/>\nO Lamb of God, I come, I come.<\/p>\n<p>Just as I am, thy love unknown<br \/>\nhas broken every barrier down;<br \/>\nnow to be thine, yea, thine alone,<br \/>\nO Lamb of God, I come, I come.<\/p>\n<p>Just as I am, of that free love<br \/>\nthe breadth, length, depth, and height to prove,<br \/>\nhere for a season, then above:<br \/>\nO Lamb of God, I come, I come.<br \/>\n(HT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oremus.org\/hymnal\/j\/j257.html\" title=\"Oremus -- Just As I Am\">Oremus<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I was trying to find a version that includes almost all the verses and doesn&#8217;t sound annoyingly twangy.  I&#8217;m not a fan of all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LutheranWarbler?feature=watch\" title=\"LutheranWarbler\">LutheranWarbler<\/a> does on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\" title=\"YouTube\">YouTube<\/a> but she does fairly well here.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Just As I Am, Without One Plea&quot; Lutheran Service Book LSB #570\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PkOe9us5Wy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of my favorites that can be sung pretty much year round. It&#8217;s also one of the first hymns I learned and is appropriate for Lent as we&#8217;re offering ourselves up for God. 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