Come All You Thirsty
Come All You Thirsty
"I wanted to write a song where I set up a scenario with Jesus introducing himself to people who didn't want to have anything to do with him. I saw this image of people constantly asking "whats in it for me" and then Jesus would reply this way to them. Introducing himself as the water that quenches all thirst and satisfies all hunger." (Jenny Wahlström)
COME ALL YOU THIRSTY
Written by Jenny Gajicki (STIM)
© 2016 Common Hymnal Publishing (ASCAP), JenWah Publishing (ASCAP) (admin by IntegratedRights.com). CCLI 7129821.
VERSE 1
D
Come all you thirsty
D G/D
I'll give you water to drink
A
Come all you weary
G/D D
I'll give you peace enough to sleep
D
Come all you people
D G/D
You opressed and hurt
A
Who lost your dignity
G/D D
And your value in this world
CHORUS
Bm
Listen you
D
Who have ears to hear
F#m
Who have feet to walk
G
Who have eyes to see
G A D
Come be near me
VERSE 2
Come all you small ones
You shall inherit the throne
No more hiding
Or being looked down on
Come all you liars
And I will give the truth
No more death-sentence
For I have risen for you
CHORUS
Listen you
Who have ears to hear
Who have feet to walk
Who have eyes to see
Listen you
Who're looked down upon
Who cried all last night
To survive this one
OUTTRO
G A F#m G
Come to me, come to me, come to me
G A F#m G
Come to me, come to me, come to me
G A F#m G
I will carry, I will carry
G A F#m G
I will carry, I will carry
G A D
I will carry thee
More Songs Written By Jenny Gajicki (Jenny Wahlström)
This song first came about in 2009 when I wanted to explain Jesus for my friends who do not know him and have absolutely no desire to want to know anything about him.
I wanted Jesus to kind of introduce himself and not for me to stand in the way of that, so I chose to write the song as if he was saying the words himself.
So how would Jesus introduce himself to someone who doesn't think she or he needs him?
Well, I know my friends and I know myself and I know we are never truly satisfied by what our world and culture offers. I know we think we are quite smart and have most of our sh*t together. But at the end of the day we’re still looking for something more. At the end of the day we’re still thirsty and weary, and weak and completely lost.
And God has this amazing invitation for everyone who does thirst. For everyone who is weary. For the liar and for the lonely. For anyone that is struggling in any way, basically. That we can come to him to eat and drink and we don't even have to pay for it! That he is this water that takes away our thirst so we will never thirst again.
And that's how I wanted Jesus to introduce himself. As the one who offers water for the thirsty and peace for the restless and truth for the liar and honor for the forgotten one.