Art thou weary? Art thou languid?
Art thou sore distressed?
"Come to me" saith One, "and coming,
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."

Is there diadem, as monarch,
That his brow adorns?
"Yea, a crown, in very surety,
But of thorns."

If I find him, if I follow,
What my honors here?
"Many a sorrow, many a labour,
Many a tear."

If I still hold closely to him,
What hath he at last'?
"Sorrow vanquished, labour ended,
Jordan passed."

Finding, foll'wing, Keeping, struggling,
Is he sure to bless?
Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs,
Answer, yes.