I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS SAY

Horatius Bonar wrote this hymn in 1846 especially for children based on 3 wonderful promises of Jesus in Matthew 11:28, John 4:14 and John 8:12. The first half of each stanza speaks of our Lord’s promise, and the last half frames our response.

I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS SAY
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, 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 traveling days are done.

This week, the Lord took to Himself one of his own children who trusted and believed in Him, Ramon Antonio, age 14. This young man touched our hearts even though we only knew him a brief time, was diagnosed last December, has succumbed to liver disease and kidney failure. Please keep his family in your prayers as they mourn the loss of their brother and son.