The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance

I heard the voice of Jesus say

No. 450
Metre C. M. D.
Tune JERUSALEM.
Words Horatius Bonar.
Music Louis Spohr.
Key D major
Time 6/8
3 stanzas

Words

I heard the voice of Jesus say,"Come unto me and rest;Lay down, thou weary one, lay downThy 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 giveThe living water; thirsty one,Stoop down, and drink, and live."I came to Jesus, and I drankOf 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 foundIn him my star, my sun;And in that light of life I'll walk,Till all my journey's done.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE SINNER—REPENTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE.»; hymn number «450» (large), tune name «JERUSALEM. C. M. D.» centred over the music (condensed capitals; the «D.» in a smaller size), «LOUIS SPOHR.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, one line per system, with «1.» before «I»: system 1 = verse lines 1–3, system 2 = verse lines 4–6; verse line 7 is printed in italics as a second line under the end of system 1, preceded by «D. S.—», and verse line 8 in italics as a second line under the start of system 2; they are sung there after the «D. S.» at the end of system 2 (the music returns to the segno over «Lay» and ends at «Fine.» after «breast."»). Stanza 1 below is assembled in the order sung. The opening quote of line 2 is printed «''Come»; quotes and apostrophes are written straight. «unto», «weary» and «resting-place» are set unbroken under the staves. The italic reference line «486, 83.» (= the same words may be sung to the tunes of hymns 486 or 83) stands under the music; stanzas 2–3 follow as text in the left column, numbered «2», «3», with «Horatius Bonar.» in italics after stanza 3. Lines 2, 4, 6, 8 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («stream ;», «sun ;», «sad ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.