1 Are you weary, heavy laden,
Are you sore distressed?
"Come to Me," says One, "and, coming,
Be at rest."
2 Has He marks to lead me to Him,
If He be my Guide?
"In His feet and hands are wound-prints,
And His side."
3 Is there diadem, as Monarch,
That His brow adorns?
"Yes, a crown, in very surety,
But of thorns."
4 If I still hold closely to Him,
What has He at last?
"Sorrow vanquished, labor ended,
Jordan passed."
5 If I ask Him to receive me,
Will He tell me nay?
"Not till earth and not till heaven
Pass away."
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Are you weary, heavy laden |
| Title: | Are You Weary, Heavy Laden? |
| Author: | John M. Neale (1862) |
| Publication Date: | 1974 |
| Meter: | 8 5 8 3 |
| Scripture: | Matthew 11:28 |
| Topic: | Christ: Call of |
| Source: | based on an early Greek hymn |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | STEPHANOS |
| Composer: | Henry W. Baker (1868) |
| Meter: | 8 5 8 3 |
| Key: | G Major or modal |