MORNING HYMN - I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS

The following hymn is not sung much these days but still relevant. I grew up in a house where hymns were often sung and I have found inspiration fromthe words of the hymn writers all my life. The following hymn is a favourite of mine and I thought appropriate as this is Easter week.

I heard the voice of Jesus say:

'Come unto me and rest;

lay down, O weary one, lay down

your 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, your morn shall rise,

and all your 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 travelling days are done.

(Horatius N Bonar - 1808-1889)

Singing the Faith