Together in Song ‎#585

585. I heard the voice of Jesus say

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

• 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:
  2 Peter 1:19-21
  ;
  Ephesians 5:6-10
  ;
  John 1:29
  ;
  John 4:7-15
  ;
  John 7:37-39
  ;
  John 8:12-18
  ;
  Matthew 11:28-30
  ;
  Psalm 56
• Topic: Assurance; Comfort; Fulfilment; Healing; Joy; Light; Personal Response to Jesus; Pilgrimage; Response to Word; Saints Days and Holy Days: St Mary Magdalene

Tune Information

• 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