Main message: Come to Jesus with our broken heart and Jesus will comfort us.
Bible references:
V1. "broken heart" (Psalm 34:18)
V2. "[Jesus] will bear" (Isaiah 46:4)
V3. "be saved by grace" (Ephesians 2:8)
Keywords: Come, broken heart, Jesus, rest, loving breast, cross, burden, bear, feast, love, God, embrace
Interpretation notes:
This hymn has a call-to-action followed by an encouragement structure in each line.
The 1st line of the 2nd verse begins with 'Firmly cling to the blessed cross,' and the first melody sub-phrase ends on an up-note.
'There shall thy refuge be' follows, with the melody resolving to the tonic harmony.
This structure repeats throughout the hymn.