Billy Graham's funeral is this morning in North Carolina. He is gone from this earthly stage but the lives he has impacted are still here. His words will linger in the hearts and minds of many for generations.

No matter how familiar we are or aren't with his crusades, one song helped identify him and his outreach:  "Just as I Am, Without One Plea". It was written by Charlotte Elliott in 1835 with music written by Willima B. Bradbury in 1849.

Here the words to its six verses:

"Just as I am, without one please,

but that they blood was shed for me,

and that thou bidst me come to thee,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"Just as I am, thou wilt receive,

wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve,

because they promise I believe,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

"Just as I am, they love unknown

hath broken every barrier down;

now, to be thine, yea, thine alone,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come."

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