Just as I am without one plea, but that Thy blood was shed for me...

1. 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...

To number drop by drop Thy blood's slow loss...

Am I a stone, and not a sheep,      That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross, To number drop by drop Thy blood's slow loss, And ye...

Drinks all round? Irish Good Friday ban is lifted

The lifting of this ban is a historical bookmark. For all my life in Ireland, pubs did not open on Good Friday and the parts of the shop...