| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | Hymns of Faith and Hope.
II. “I heard the voice of Jesus say” | | By Horatius Bonar (1808–1889) |
| | | 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, | 5 |
| Weary, and worn, and sad; | |
| I found in Him a resting-place, | |
| And He has made me glad. | |
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| I heard the voice of Jesus say, | |
| “Behold I freely give | 10 |
| 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, | 15 |
| And now I live in Him. | |
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| 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.” | 20 |
| I looked to Jesus, and I found | |
| In Him my Star, my Sun; | |
| And in that light of life I’ll walk, | |
| Till travelling days are done. | | | | |
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