Christian Worship (1993) ‎#605

605. Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep

1 Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep,
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last of foes.

2 Asleep in Jesus! Oh, how sweet
To be for such a slumber meet,
With holy confidence to sing
That death has lost his venomed sting!

3 Asleep in Jesus! Peaceful rest,
Whose waking is supremely blest;
No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour
That manifests the Savior's pow'r.

4 Asleep in Jesus! Oh, for me
May such a blissful refuge be!
Securely shall my ashes lie
And wait the summons from on high.

Text Information

• First Line: Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep
• Title: Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep
• Author: Margaret Mackay, 1802-87 (abr.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Death and Burial

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: William B. Bradbury, 1816-68
• Meter: LM
• Key: C Major