Ancient and Modern ‎#669

669. I heard the voice of Jesus say

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 quenched, 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 travelling days are done.

Text Information

• First Line: I heard the voice of Jesus say
• Author: Horatius N. Bonar (1808-1889)
• Meter: DCM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Matthew 11:25-30
  ;
  John 7:37-39
  ;
  John 8:12
• Topic: Children and All-Age Worship; Jesus: compassion; Light; Proper 19: Year A; Rest; The Fourth Sunday before Advent: Year C; The Fourth Sunday of Lent: Year A; The Fourth Sunday of Lent: Year B; Water

Tune Information

• Name: KINGSFOLD
• Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
• Collector: John Alexander Fuller Maitland (1856-1936)
• Meter: DCM
• Key: e minor
• Source: Melody from English County Songs 1893
• Copyright: Harmonisation: From The English Hymnal, 1906, Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.