Scripture Songs · Matthew 11:28-30
Matthew 11:28 Song
An invitation, not an instruction. Paste Matthew 11:28-30, describe the sound — solo piano, cello, a soft breathy vocal — and hear "come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden" as an original song that sounds like being allowed to sit down.
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"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30, KJV.) It is one of the few places in the Gospels where Jesus describes His own heart, and the description is "gentle."
People want it as a song because it is addressed to the tired, and the tired do not have energy left to read. A slow setting of these three verses does the work for them. Our album track "Come To Me" is a tender piano ballad with cello and a soft, breathy vocal; this page shows you how to make your own version for the person — maybe you — who needs to hear it this week.
Paste the passage, add a line of style, and in one to three minutes you have full vocals and production, cover art, a shareable song page, and an MP3 download.
From prompt to sung lyrics
The album version, chorus
Prompt: “Matthew 11:28-30 — tender piano ballad, solo piano, cello, subtle strings, soft breathy female vocal, gentle invitation, 62 BPM”
[Chorus]
Come to Me, all you who labour
And are heavy laden
And I will give you rest
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me
For I am gentle and lowly in heart
And you will find rest for your souls
Opening verse
Prompt: “Matthew 11:28-30 — an opening verse spoken to the exhausted, then the passage word for word as the chorus, solo piano and cello, 62 BPM”
[Verse]
You who carry heavy things
You who labour through the night
You who cannot find your rest
Hear the voice that calls you home
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Pick a style and length
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What Matthew 11:28-30 says, and why it wants to be sung
Three sentences, and every one of them is an offer. Come, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke — a farming image, the wooden beam that lets two animals pull together — and learn from me, because I am gentle. My burden is light. It is not a passage about trying harder; it is a passage about being carried, which is why it lands so hard on people at the end of their rope.
Sung slowly, the invitation becomes something you can accept without doing anything. That is the reason a Matthew 11:28 song is one of the most requested comfort songs there is: for caregivers, for parents of newborns, for the burned-out, for the grieving. The melody does what the passage asks — it lets you stop.
How to make your own Matthew 11:28 song
Open the composer in Lyrics mode and paste verses 28 to 30 in the translation you love — the KJV "come unto me" has a cadence that sings beautifully; a modern translation sits more easily over piano and cello. Then describe the sound in plain words: genre, mood, instruments, vocal, tempo. "Tender piano ballad, cello, soft breathy female vocal, 62 BPM" gets you the album feel.
If you want a fuller song, write a short opening verse to the tired — the album version begins "You who carry heavy things" — and let the passage itself be the chorus. Edit any line, regenerate until the phrasing feels right, then download the MP3 or send the song page to the friend who needs it.
Styles that fit Matthew 11:28-30
Slow, spacious, and gentle. Four style lines to try: "tender piano ballad, solo piano, cello, subtle strings, soft breathy vocal, 62 BPM" for the album feel; "hymn setting, pipe organ and a small choir, unhurried, 60 BPM" for a memorial; "lo-fi worship, felt piano, warm pads, hushed vocal, 68 BPM" for late nights; "gospel ballad, Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, rich male vocal, choir on the last chorus, 66 BPM" when the comfort should feel like a room full of people.
For children, keep it soft: "calm kids song, gentle guitar, simple melody, sing the reference at the end, 78 BPM." It is a memory verse and a bedtime song in one.
Where a Matthew 11:28 song gets used
Hospitals and hospice, first — for the patient, and just as often for the family in the chairs. Funerals use it constantly, usually the organ or solo-piano version, because "rest" is the word everyone is reaching for. Chaplains, nurses, and caregivers keep a gentle setting in their own playlists for the drive home after a long shift.
Then the everyday places: a small group opening a study on the Sermon on the Mount or on rest, a Sunday school class learning it as the memory verse, a mother of a newborn playing it at 3 a.m., a burnout season where the same three verses on repeat are the only devotional you have energy for. A worship team can also build the "rest for your souls" line into a quiet closing song.
Frequently asked questions
Will it sing Matthew 11:28-30 word for word?
Yes. Paste the passage in your preferred translation into Lyrics mode and it is sung exactly as written. Add an opening verse of your own if you want, or let the three verses stand alone.
Which translation should I use?
Any — you paste the text. KJV ("come unto me, all ye that labour") and the World English Bible are public domain and both sing well; the album track uses a lightly modernized wording. Use whatever your church or family reads.
Is the Matthew 11:28 song free?
Every monthly subscription includes 5 free songs. After that, songs cost 5 credits each.
Can I use it at a funeral or in a hospital?
Yes — it is one of the most common uses. Ask for a slow, spacious style with no drums, and the song downloads as an MP3 you can play from a phone or hand to the service organizer.
Is there a finished Matthew 11:28 song I can hear first?
Yes — "Come To Me" is on the Bible Verse Songs album with fourteen other verse songs. Listen there, then make your own in the sound you want.
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