Just as Thou Art (Ballard)

Just as Thou art; to me

a child

Self ban­ished and un­re­con­ciled

To win through pa­tient mer­cy mild

Come

Fa­ther

un­to me.

Just as Thou art; with­out delay

Although to res­cue me Thy way

Grows dark with Cal­va­ry’s bloody day

Come

Je­sus

un­to me.

Just as Thou art; my guil­ty soul

Beyond my strug­gling will’s con­trol

To cleanse from sin and make me whole

Come

Spir­it

un­to me.

Just as Thou art; blest Three in One

Accepting

as it were my own

The praise of what is Thine alone;

Come

Fa­ther

Spir­it

Son.