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*[[I heard the voice of Jesus say (John Bacchus Dykes)| John Bacchus Dykes]] SATB | *[[I heard the voice of Jesus say (John Bacchus Dykes)| John Bacchus Dykes]] SATB | ||
*[[I heard the voice of Jesus say (Joseph Barnby)| Joseph Barnby]] SATB | |||
*[[I heard the voice of Jesus say (Alastair Stout)| Alastair Stout]] SATB | *[[I heard the voice of Jesus say (Alastair Stout)| Alastair Stout]] SATB | ||
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==Text and translations== | ==Text and translations== | ||
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{{Vs|1}} I heard the voice of Jesus say, | {{Vs|1}} I heard the voice of Jesus say, | ||
“Come unto me and rest;
| “Come unto me and rest;
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Lay down, thou weary one, | Lay down, thou weary one, | ||
lay down thy head upon my breast.” | lay down thy head upon my breast.” | ||
I came to Jesus as I was, |
I came to Jesus as I was, | ||
weary and worn and sad; | weary and worn and sad; | ||
I found in him a resting place, |
I found in him a resting place, | ||
and He has made me glad. | and He has made me glad. | ||
{{Vs|2}} I heard the voice of Jesus say, | {{Vs|2}} I heard the voice of Jesus say, | ||
“Behold, I freely give
| “Behold, I freely give
| ||
the living water; thirsty one, | the living water; thirsty one, | ||
stoop down, and drink, and live.” | stoop down, and drink, and live.” | ||
I came to Jesus, and I drank |
I came to Jesus, and I drank | ||
of that life-giving stream;
| of that life-giving stream;
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My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, | My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, | ||
and now I live in Him.}} | and now I live in Him.}} | ||
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{{Text|Simple| | {{Text|Simple| | ||
{{Vs|3}} I heard the voice of Jesus say, | {{Vs|3}} I heard the voice of Jesus say, | ||
“I am this dark world’s light;
| “I am this dark world’s light;
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Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, | Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, | ||
and all thy day be bright.”
| and all thy day be bright.”
| ||
I looked to Jesus, and I found | I looked to Jesus, and I found | ||
in Him my Star, my Sun; | in Him my Star, my Sun; | ||
And in that light of life I’ll walk, |
And in that light of life I’ll walk, | ||
till trav’ling days are done.}} | till trav’ling days are done.}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 17 November 2020
General information
Lyricist: Horatio Bonar
Settings by composers
- John Bacchus Dykes SATB
- Joseph Barnby SATB
- Alastair Stout SATB
Text and translations
 English text1 I heard the voice of Jesus say, |
3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, |