Text: | I heard the voice of Jesus say |
Author: | Horatius Bonar, 1808-89 |
Tune: | KINGSFOLD |
Arranger: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
1 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
'Come unto me and rest;
lay down, O weary one, lay down
your head upon my breast.'
I came to Jesus as I was,
so 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, your morn shall rise,
and all your 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 | |
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First Line: | I heard the voice of Jesus say |
Author: | Horatius Bonar, 1808-89 (alt.) |
Meter: | 86.86 D with response |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1999 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Assurance; Comfort; Fulfilment(7 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | KINGSFOLD |
Arranger: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
Meter: | 86.86 D |
Key: | e minor |
Source: | English and Irish traditional melody, coll. Lucy Broadwood, 1858-1929 |
Copyright: | Collection, adaptation and arrangement from the "English Hymnal" by permission of Oxford University Press |