A Hymn entitled “Ah My Heart is Heavy Laden, Weary and Oppressed” originally by St. Stephen of Mar Sabas (725-794), translation into English by John Mason Neale was an English Anglican priest, scholar and hymn writer (1818-1866).
The music for this reading is “Rainbow” by Borrtex and was adapted for length under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Ah, my heart is heavy-laden,
Weary and oppressed!
“Come to me,” saith One, “and coming,
Be at rest, be at rest.”
Hath he marks to lead me to him,
If he be my guide?
“In his feet and hands are wound-prints,
And his side, and his side.”
Is there diadem, as monarch,
That his brow adorns?
“Yes, a crown in very surety,
But of thorns, but of thorns!”
If I find him, if I follow,
What’s my portion here?
“Many a sorrow, many a conflict,
Many a tear, many a tear.”
If I still hold closely to him,
What have I at last?
Sorrow vanquished, labor ended,
Jordan past, Jordan past!”
If I ask him to receive me,
Will he say me nay?
“Not till earth and not till heaven
Pass away, pass away!”
