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Christ in Song 328

The Voice of Jesus

Words: R. Horatius BonarMusic: Lewis NewtonTune: NewtonC. M. D.

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1I 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.

2I 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.

3I 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.

Tune
Newton
Also sung to
Kingsfold (SDA Hymnal #465); Jerusalem (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #450)
Meter
C. M. D.
Scripture
Matthew 11:28

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6.8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I heard the voice of Jesus say,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
'Come unto me and rest;//˘˘˘/6B
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down////˘///8C
Thy head upon my breast.'//˘/˘/6B
I came to Jesus as I was,˘/˘/˘˘˘˘8D
Weary and worn and sad;/˘˘/˘/6E
I found in him a resting place,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8F
And he has made me glad.˘˘˘/˘/6E

Verse 2

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.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘????/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘57A

Verse 3

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.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/////˘˘//˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/////˘˘/˘/57A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.