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Text:He Giveth His Beloved Sleep
Author:T. C. Tildesley
Tune:[Sorrow and care may meet]
Arranger:Frank Abt

874. He Giveth His Beloved Sleep

1. Sorrow and care may meet,
The tempest cloud may low'r,
The surge of sin may beat
Upon earth's troubled shore;

Refrain:
God doth his own in safety keep;
He giveth his beloved sleep,
He giveth his beloved sleep.

2. The din of war may roll
With all its raging flight;
Grief may oppress the soul
Thro'out the weary night; [Refrain]

3. In childhood's winsome page,
In manhood's joyous bloom,
In feebleness and age,
In death's dark, gath'ring gloom; [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Sorrow and care may meet
Title: He Giveth His Beloved Sleep
Author: T. C. Tildesley
Refrain First Line: God doth his own in safety keep
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Special Occasions: Funeral Hymns; Special Selections: Choir or Quartet
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Sorrow and care may meet]
Arranger: Frank Abt
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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