by Horatius Bonar (1808 - 1889)
I heard the voice of Jesus say
Language: English
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, so weary, 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 trav'ling days are done.
Text Authorship:
- by Horatius Bonar (1808 - 1889) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Homer Newton Bartlett (1845 - 1920), "I heard the voice of Jesus say" [ alto and piano ], from Three Sacred Songs for Alto, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ann Sheppard Mounsey (1811 - 1891), as Ann Sheppard Bartholomew, "I heard the voice of Jesus say", subtitle: "A sacred song", published 1876 [ voice and piano ], London : Novello, Ewer and Co [sung text not yet checked]
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