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1. Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish;
   Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel;
   Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish,
   Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.
2. Joy of the comfortless, light of the straying,
   Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure;
   Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying—
   Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure.
3. Here see the Bread of Life; see waters flowing
   Forth from the throne of God, pure from above;
   Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing
   Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove.

Sept. 14, 2002Bob BaerBrampton, ON, CanadaBecause it touches a disconsolate person; one who is perhaps sorely tried and feel alone.

Oh yeah, the tune is also nice and goes along with the theme. The range of the notes from the bottom to the top of the scale mirrors the ups and downs of the person's experience or at least his/her emotional reaction to trials...It rocks. :)

I have to admit it is hard to negotiate the changes from the upper to lower range of notes. I was just trying it.

This is a song that would be good to sing sometimes where the comfort of the saints or some seeking visitors is a theme. But you need to practice it a few times. Also it needs some saints who have trained voices who can help to carry it.