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Just as I am, without one plea
And that Thou bidd’st me to come,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come.
 

That’s a familiar hymn to any one who has attended a Billy Graham rally or an evangelistic service. But do you know who wrote it and what the author’s circumstances were?

Charlotte Elliott was an artist, singer, and composer. She was a vivacious young woman. But when she was just thirty years old she was hit with a divesting illness that made her an invalid. She became depressed and listless. She gave up every activity and turned away from all creativity.

One day Caesar Milan, a well-known evangelist, visited her. Understanding her condition he told her about Christ and what He had done for her on Calvary cross. He told her she must come to God through Him, that she needed to come to Christ. Charlotte Elliot responded by placing her faith in the risen Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. She experienced tranquility and bless that day that lasted the rest of her life.

To express her joy of coming to Christ she wrote the hymn, “Just As I Am.”

What about you, have you come to Christ and experienced the joy of His forgiveness? Click here to find out how you to can come to know Him who to know is life eternal.