Come boldly to [the Throne of Grace],
Ye wretched sinners come;
And lay your load at Jesus’ feet,
And plead what he has done.

“How can I come?” Some soul may say,
“I’m lame and cannot walk;
My guilt and sin have stopped my mouth;
I sigh, but dare not talk.”

Come boldly to the throne of grace,
Though lost, and blind, and lame;
Jehovah is the sinner’s Friend,
And ever was the same.

He makes the dead to hear his voice;
He makes the blind to see;
The sinner lost he came to save,
And set the prisoner free.

Come boldly to the throne of grace,
For Jesus fills the throne;
And those he kills he makes alive;
He hears the sigh or groan.

Poor bankrupt souls, who feel and know
The hell of sin within,
Come boldly to the throne of grace;
The Lord will take you in.

- D. Herbert, printed in the Gadsby Hymnal, 1838, #675
Ed.: bracketed text changed by me from “a throne of grace” since there is only one such Throne.

Hear a beautiful rendition of this hymn on the recording “Come Boldly” by the Steve Pettit Evangelistic Team: “Come Boldly” Digital Download (MP3) at Amazon.com