Voices United ‎#626

626. I Heard the Voice of Jesus

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,
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
• Title: I Heard the Voice of Jesus
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1846)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Church in the World: Renewal: Transformation; Assurance; Calling and Response; Christian Experience; Comfort/Consolation; Conversion; Courage; Faith; Guidance; Jesus Christ: Friend; Jesus Christ: Light; Jesus Christ: Love For; Jesus Christ: Person; Jesus Christ: Presence; Jesus Christ: Words of; Joy; Life; Light; Love; Morning; Need for God/Christ; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Promise(s); Renewal; Repentance; Rest; Salvation; Star(s); Sun; Thirst For God; Transformation; Traveller; Trust; Water; Wholeness; Christmas Eve: Year A; Christmas 2: Year A; Epiphany: Year A; Lent 3: Year A; Lent 4: Year A; Proper 9: Year A; Christmas 2: Year B; Proper 14: Year B; Proper 18: Year B; Epiphany 3: Year C; Proper 6: Year C; Proper 12: Year C; Proper 19: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: KINGSFOLD
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 D
• Key: e minor
• Source: English and Irish traditional melody
• Copyright: Arrangement by permission of Oxford University Press.