Would I have sought Him long ago, And been among the blessed? When Jesus said, "Come unto me, and I will give you rest." Would I have heard the voice of heaven calling, Calling tenderly? Would I have been forever changed, Because He spoke to me? Would I have followed hungering, To feast on living bread? To drink of living water, Never knowing thirst again? Would I have heard the voice of heaven calling, Calling tenderly? Would I have been forever changed, Because He spoke to me? Would I have turned to listen As He taught in Galilee? Would I have heard the voice of God Speaking by the sea? Would I have knelt before Him Knowing He could make me whole? That He could touch my sightless eyes, And free my sin-bound soul? I seek Him now and hear Him gently Calling me by name Again He says, "Come unto me, " My Jesus, still the same And I can hear the voice of heaven calling, Calling tenderly I have been forever changed Because He spoke to me