{"slug": "just-as-i-am-without-one-plea", "title": "Just as I Am, Without One Plea", "first_line": "Just as I Am, Without One Plea", "author": "charlotte-elliott", "author_date": "1835", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Invitation", "Repentance", "Grace"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Charlotte Elliott (1789-1871), \"Just as I am, without one plea,\" written 1835 (first published 1836). Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Just as I am, with -- out 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!", "prose": ["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!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Just as I am, and wait -- ing 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!", "prose": ["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!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Just as I am, though tossed a -- bout With man -- y'a con -- flict, man -- y'a doubt, Fight -- ings and fears with -- in, with -- out, O Lamb of God, I come, I come!", "prose": ["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!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Just as I am, poor, wretch -- ed, blind; Sight, rich -- es, heal -- ing of the mind, Yea, all I need in Thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come, I come!", "prose": ["Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;", "Sight, riches, healing of the mind,", "Yea, all I need in Thee to find,", "O Lamb of God, I come, I come!"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Just as I am, Thou wilt re -- ceive, Wilt wel -- come, par -- don, cleanse, re -- lieve; Be -- cause Thy prom -- ise I be -- lieve, O Lamb of God, I come, I come!", "prose": ["Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,", "Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;", "Because Thy promise I believe,", "O Lamb of God, I come, I come!"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Just as I am, Thy love un -- known Hath bro -- ken ev -- 'ry bar -- rier down; Now to be Thine, yea, Thine a -- lone, O Lamb of God, I come, I come!", "prose": ["Just as I am, Thy love unknown", "Hath broken every barrier down;", "Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,", "O Lamb of God, I come, I come!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}