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, 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 traveling days are done.

{Horatio Bonar, 1846}


What comfort and rest I find in Jesus!  How gracious and merciful He is to me, and how undeserving
I am.  I'm so thankful for, and constantly amazed by who He is.

I tried to find a video of this hymn to add, but I couldn't find one that I liked. Whenever we sing this on
Sundays, we like to sing it pretty fast, and it seems that no one else really does :)