Hymns

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Words: Horatius Bonar · Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams · 1850

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Words: Horatius Bonar, 1850 | Music: English melody; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906

Psalm 1; Psalm 119; Matthew 4; Matthew 11; John 4; John 8; John 9; Romans 5; Ephesians 2; Revelation 22

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