Hymn of the Day: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto me and rest;
and in your weariness 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 pilgrim days are done.
– Horatius Bonar, 1846
KINGSFOLD published 1893

Photo: Adoration of the Magi by Claude Vignon, c. 1619, creative commons 2.0