CHRISTIAN LIFE >> JOY & PEACE
SDAH 465
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon My breast.”
Text
1
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon My breast.”
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary and worn and sad;
I found in Him a resting place,
And He has made me glad.
2
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down and drink and live.”
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life giving stream;
My thirst was quench’d, my soul revived,
And now I live in Him.
3
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“I am this dark world’s light;
Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise,
And all thy day be bright.”
I looked to Jesus, and I found
In Him my star, my sun;
And in that light of life I’ll walk,
Till trav’ling days are done.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Matt 11:28; Isa 32:18 (b) John 4:14 (c) John 8:12
Author
Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
Copyright
Music from The English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press
Hymn Tune
KINGSFOLD
Metrical Number
C.M.D.
Composer
Mel. coll. by Lucy Broadwood
Arranged
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
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Notes
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The voice of Jesus is divine magnet that draws people unto Himself. Let every man and woman on the earth hear the voice of Jesus. (Lesson 13, 1st Quarter 2021 -Monday, Divine Magnet, 3/22/2021)
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