Coram Deo
JN

Ah, My Heart Is Heavy-Laden

John M. Neale· Modern

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Verse 1

Ah, my heart is heavy-laden,
Weary and oppressed!
”Come to me,” saith One, “and coming,
Be at rest!”

Chorus

“Come to me,” saith One, “and coming,
Be at rest!”

Verse 2

Hath He marks to lead me to Him,
If He be my Guide?
In His feet and hands are wound-prints
And His side.

Verse 3

Is there diadem, as monarch,
That His brow adorns?
”Yea, a crown in very surety,
But of thorns!”

Verse 4

If I hesitate, if I follow,
What’s my portion here?
”Many a mansion, many a comfort,
Many a tear!”

Verse 5

If I still hold closely to Him,
What have I at last?
”Sorrow vanquished, labor ended,
Jordan past!”

Verse 6

If I ask Him to receive me,
Will He say me nay?
”Not till earth and not till heaven
Pass away!”

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