3. Hymn: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Hymn: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Author: Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)

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1. 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 and worn and sad;
    I found in Him a resting place,
    And He has made me glad.

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.

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.

5. Hymn: The Inner Calm

The Inner Calm

Author: Horatius Bonar

1. Calm me, my God, and keep me calm, 

    While these hot breezes blow; 

    Be like the night-dew's cooling balm 

    Upon earth's fevered brow.  

2. Calm me, my God, and keep me calm, 

    Soft resting on Thy breast; 

    Soothe me with holy hymn and psalm, 

    And bid my spirit rest.  

3. Calm me, my God, and keep me calm, 

    Let Thine outstretched wing 

    Be like the shade of Elim's palm 

    Beside her desert-spring.  

4. Yes, keep me calm, though loud and rude 

    The sounds my ear that greet, 

    Calm in the closet's solitude, 

    Calm in the bustling street;  

5. Calm in the hour of buoyant health, 

    Calm in the hour of pain; 

    Calm in my poverty or wealth, 

    Calm in my loss or gain;  

6. Calm in the sufferance of wrong, 

    Like Him who bore my shame, 

    Calm 'mid the threatening, taunting throng, 

    Who hate Thy holy Name;  

7. Calm when the great world's news with power    

    My listening spirit stir; 

    Let not the tidings of the hour    

    E'er find too fond an ear. 

8. Calm as the ray of sun or star 

    Which storms assail in vain; 

    Moving unruffled through earth's war, 

    The eternal calm to gain. 

1. Hymn: How We Learn

How We Learn

Author: Horatius Bonar

Great truths are dearly bought. The common truth,  

Such as men give and take from day to day,  

Comes in the common walks of easy life,  

Blown by the careless wind across our way.   

Bought in the market, at the current price,  

Bred of the smile, the jest, perchance the bowl,  

It tells no tale of daring or of worth,  

Nor pierces even the surface of a soul.   

Great truths are greatly won. Not found by chance,  

Nor wafted on the breath of summer-dream,  

But grasped in the great struggle of the soul,  

Hard-buffeting with adverse wind and stream.   

Not in the general mart, 'mid corn and wine,  

Not in the merchandise of gold and gems,  

Not in the world's gay halls of midnight mirth,  

Not 'mid the blaze of regal diadems,   

But in the day of conflict, fear, and grief,  

When the strong hand of God, put forth in might,  

Ploughs up the subsoil of the stagnant heart,  

And brings the imprisoned truth-seed to the light.   

Wrung from the troubled spirit in hard hours  

Of weakness, solitude, perchance of pain,  

Truth springs, like harvest, from the well-ploughed field,  

And the soul feels it has not wept in vain.

27. Hymn: Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord

Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord

Author: Horatius Bonar

1. Thy way, not mine, O Lord,
    However dark it be:
    Lead me by Thine own hand,
    Choose out the path for me.
    Smooth let it be or rough,
    It will be still the best;
    Winding or straight, it leads
    Right onward to Thy Rest

2. I dare not choose my lot;
    I would not if I might:
    Choose Thou for me, my God;
    So shall I walk aright.
    Take Thou my cup, and it
    With joy or sorrow fill
    As best to Thee may seem;
    Choose Thou my good and ill.

3. Choose Thou for me my friends,
    My sickness or my health;
    Choose Thou my cares for me,
    My poverty or wealth.
    Not mine, not mine the choice
    In things or great or small;
    Be Thou my guide, my strength,
    My wisdom, and my all.