Hymn

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Metre 8.6.8.6. D.

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 days on earth are done.

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/i-heard-the-voice-of-jesus-say

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say?

The words of I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say were written by Horatius Bonar; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 19 more hymns by Horatius Bonar, including Thy Way, not Mine, O Lord and Go, labor on: spend and be spent.

Is I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say public domain?

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What is the metre of I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say?

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say is in Common Metre Double (8.6.8.6 D). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The roseate hues of early dawn, Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.