I Heard the voice of Jesus say...

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.

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.

 

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 travelling days are done.

-Horatius Bonar