| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Just As I Am |
| | | Charlotte Elliott (1789–1871) |
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| JUST as I am, without one plea | |
| But that thy blood was shed for me, | |
| And that thou bid’st me come to thee, | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | |
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| Just as I am, and waiting not | 5 |
| To rid my soul of one dark blot, | |
| To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | |
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| Just as I am, though toss’d about, | |
| With many a conflict, many a doubt, | 10 |
| Fightings and fears within, without, | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | |
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| Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; | |
| Sight, riches, healing of the mind, | |
| Yea, all I need, in thee to find, | 15 |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | |
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| Just as I am, thou wilt receive, | |
| Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; | |
| Because thy promise I believe, | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | 20 |
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| Just as I am—thy love unknown | |
| Has broken every barrier down; | |
| Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | |
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| Just as I am, of that free love, | 25 |
| The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove, | |
| Here for a season, then above, | |
| O Lamb of God, I come! | |
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