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2815 | The Cyber Hymnal#2816 | 2817 |
Text: | I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say |
Author: | Horatius Bonar |
Tune: | VOX DILECTI |
Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes |
Media: | MIDI file |
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 traveling days are done.
4. I heard the voice of Jesus say,
My Father’s house above
Has many mansions; I’ve a place
prepared for you in love.
I trust in Jesus—in that house,
according to His word,
Redeemed by grace, my soul shall live
forever with the Lord.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I heard the voice of Jesus say |
Title: | I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say |
Author: | Horatius Bonar (1846) |
Meter: | CMD |
Language: | English |
Source: | Hymns Original and Selected, 1846 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: ATHENS, Felice de Giardini, 1716-1796; BONAR (BRUNK), John D. Brunk, 1911; CLARK'S GROVE, William A. Ogden, 1872; KINGSFOLD, arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906; TRUMAN, Joseph P. Holbrook, 1822-1888 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | VOX DILECTI |
Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes (1868) |
Meter: | CMD |
Incipit: | 55117 33721 11175 |
Key: | g minor |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | The key change halfway through accents the positive message of the last two lines, "I came to Jesus..." |
Media | |
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Adobe Acrobat image: | ![]() (Cyber Hymnal) |
MIDI file: | ![]() (Cyber Hymnal) |
Noteworthy Composer score: | ![]() (Cyber Hymnal) |
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