We come, O Christ, to Thee

I love this hymn. It was not written by a great church father or great leader but by a sister who spent her life as a teacher. She speaks of loving and living in God. I see the whole song is written in the plural so we all should be experiencing this Love who is our Life. The last verse ends with the prayer that we would be filled with this life so others may see. This love is in our spirit and builds us together. When we all live Christ and love Him together in oneness there is God’s glory. This reminds me of the Lord’s Prayer in the gospel of John chapter 17. This was Christ’s prayer and should be ours also.

So fill our hearts that men may see. That they might see Your love in us and turn to You!

We come, O Christ, to Thee,
True Son of God and man,
By whom all things consist,
In whom all life began:
In Thee alone we live and move
And have our being in Thy love.

Margaret Clarkson was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, but grew up in Toronto after moving at age 5. Having graduated as a teacher in 1935, she went to northern Ontario to find work. She eventually returned to Toronto, where she taught for 31 years. She is noted for her poems, hymns, articles for Christian magazines, and 17 books on various subjects in 7 languages. - Songs of the Spirit by Martin

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In 1946 Margaret wrote what she called her "first real hymn" at the request of Stacey Woods, General Secretary of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. "We Come O Christ, To Thee" was written to "link together the widely-scattered groups that made up the young student movement." - Wheaton College Archives