Charlotte Elliott wrote this hymn in 1834 as she was battling severe depression; it marked the beginning of her recovery. Just as I Am, Without One Plea–sung by the Antrim Mennonite Choir.
If you’re new here, we take hymn requests, as many as we can get; all you have to do is ask. Some of you have been here for years without ever making a hymn request. But the hymn shop is open to everyone, every day.
I think I might have posted this not so long ago, but its message bears repeating. We worry about being good enough. No need: Christ takes us as we are, and makes us good enough. Just as I Am, Without One Plea, by Charlotte Elliott in 1835; sung by the Antrim Mennonite Choir.
This beautiful 19th century hymn by Charlotte Elliott was a favorite at my grandma’s house, and ours: Just As I Am, Without One Plea. Sung by the Antrim Mennonite Choir.
This hymn came to me so strongly this morning that I just had to post it: Just As I Am, Without One Plea. It was my Aunt Millie’s favorite hymn. I can remember her humming it as she bustled about her housework: hearing it really brings that back to me. We wait, O Lord, for your restoration of all things.
Sung by the Antrim Mennonite Choir.
Just as I Am, Without One Plea, sung a capella by the Antrim Mennonite Choir–my Aunt Millie used to hum this as she did housework.
Background sets by God the Father, maker of heaven and earth. Do they remind you of a Bible verse? “I will lift up mine eyes to the hills, whence cometh my help.” Psalm 121:1