Come Find Rest

Questions start the first verse, and each one ends with the same invitation. "Are you heavy laden? Are you brokenhearted? Come find rest in Jesus Christ. Are you sick and tired of worrying the day away? Come find rest in Jesus Christ." That is the language of Matthew 11:28, and the chorus gives a single instruction, "lay your burden down at the feet of Jesus," close to 1 Peter 5:7.

The second verse is first-person testimony. "Lost in Heaven's eyes, dancing with You face to face, I found rest in Jesus Christ," followed by a promise that "all your sins are scattered further than the farthest east," which draws on Psalm 103:12.

The bridge is a chain of exchanges: "there's beauty for ashes, hope in the darkness, grace for the broken heart, joy in the mourning, rest for the weary, comfort through every trial," echoing Isaiah 61:3. It continues, "peace for the restless, bread for the hungry, in You I'm satisfied," and settles on the cross: "the cross for our burden, the grave for our failure, Heaven is open wide." The lyric credits David Mwonga and Levi Smith.