I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say (Horatius Bonar, 1808

I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say (Horatius Bonar, 1808 - 1889)

I H eard t he V oice o f J esus S ay

Horatius B onar, 1 808 – 1 889

Tune: S tar o f t he C ounty D own

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I h eard t he v oice o f J esus s ay,

"Come u nto m e a nd r est;

lay d own, t hou w eary o ne, l ay d own

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thy h ead u pon m y b reast."

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I c ame t o J esus a s I w as,

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so w eary, w orn, a nd s ad;

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I f ound i n h im a r esting p lace,

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and h e h as m ade m e g lad.

I h eard t he v oice o f J esus s ay,

"Behold, I f reely g ive

the l iving w ater; t hirsty o ne,

stoop d own a nd d rink, a nd l ive."

I c ame t o J esus, a nd I d rank

of t hat l ife-‐giving s tream;

my t hirst w as q uenched, m y s oul r evived,

and n ow I l ive i n h im.

I h eard t he v oice o f J esus s ay,

"I a m t his d ark w orld's l ight;

look u nto m e, t hy m orn s hall r ise,

and a ll t hy d ay b e b right."

I l ooked t o J esus, a nd I f ound

in h im m y S tar, m y S un;

and i n t hat l ight o f l ife I 'll w alk

till t raveling d ays a re d one.

I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say (Horatius Bonar, 1808 - 1889)