Invitation ENDLESS Hope (Just As I Am), by DianaDee Osborne

INVITATION  ENDLESS  HOPE      SUBSCRIBE  
ALBUM:      Amazing LORD 'n' Life

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Song Story:  THE  MUSIC:
I have literally wept for amazement at the honor that God gives me songs like this to develop for you.  
Even now as I type this.  This is the progression of how I wrote this song:

(1)  I’d been thinking about revivals and invitational hymns that come at the end of     both     revivals and some church services.  Many churches have neither.

(2)  I’d already been praying for songs that blend the old hymns with new music….     so that  younger people won’t “lost” the beauty of songs like JUST AS I AM,       and older persons  won’t be de-sensitized to God’s message in a song that is     so familiar to them.

(3)  I sketched out the words in my journal on April 21st.
(4)  I sat at the piano and just “had” the melody in my head.  Recorded notes in my     journal.

(5) Over next couple of weeks I worked out some dramatic gorgeous chords, with     God’s help…
(6)  Studio 1 recorded Draft 1 on May 10th.   Studio 2 recorded the Final on May 13th.

This song comes to you from our Lord Of Hope within 3 weeks  
of the development He honored to me.


Portions based on  “Just As I Am” Verses 4-7 by Charlotte Elliott
                                (words) and William B Bradbury (music) (Public Domain)

Dedicated to our Hope-Giving God, 21 April 2011

LYRICS

1
Hopeless End OR Endless Hope???
Jesus offers ways to COPE.
Holy Spirit helps us pray,
when Pain clouds what words to say......
Father God stretched OUT His arms, with
love and WELCOME:
    WILL YOU COME,   TODAY?
     TODAY?
       ....  TODAY?  Before it's too LATE?

2
Father, Spirit, Son are ONE.
Mighty God calls YOU to come.
John 3: 16, YOU'RE the World
Jesus loved on that Cross -- and loves still.
Jesus Christ stretched OUT His arms,
love and WELCOMES:
    WILL YOU COME,   TODAY?
     TODAY?
       TODAY?  Before it's too LATE?
    JUST AS I AM  -         ORIGINAL MELODY, contemporary words:

3
Just as YOU are, whatever your sin,
Jesus calls you, BEGS you, Come to Him.
Set aside deadly pride.  Choose LIFE with God.
Pray Romans 10: 9 and then    you'll be saved for heaven.
    JUST AS I AM -  ORIGINAL MELODY AND Verses

4
JUST AS I AM, without one plea but that Thy blood was shed for me,
and that Thou bidst me COME to Thee:   O,  Lamb of God,  I come.   I come.

5
JUST AS I AM and WAITING NOT to
rid my soul of one dark blot, to
Thee Whose blood can cleanse each spot,  O,  Lamb of God, I come.   I come.

6
JUST AS I AM, though tossed about  with
many a conflict, many a doubt. 
Fightings and fears within, without:  O,  Lamb of God, I come.  I come.

7
JUST AS I AM, Thou wilt receive, will
WELCOME,  PARDON,  CLEANSE,  RELIEVE.
Because You promise,  I believe.  O,    Lamb of God,  I come.  I Come.

God's SUPPORTING WORDS:

“He who trusts in his own heart is a fool…..”  -- Proverbs 28: 26a   New King James Version

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