The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16150

16150. The Little Birds Now Seek Their Nest

1 The lit­tle birds now seek their nest;
The ba­by sleeps on mo­ther’s breast;
Thou giv­est all Thy child­ren rest,
God of the wea­ry.

2 The sail­or pray­eth on the sea:
The lit­tle ones at mo­ther’s knee;
Now comes the pe­ni­tent to Thee,
God of the wea­ry.

3 The orp­han puts away his fears;
The trou­bled hopes for hap­pi­er years;
Thou dri­est all the mourn­er’s tears,
God of the wea­ry.

4 Thou send­est rest to tired feet,
To lit­tle toil­ers slum­ber sweet,
To ach­ing hearts re­pose com­plete,
God of the wea­ry.

5 In grief, per­plex­ity, or pain,
None ev­er come to Thee in vain;
Thou mak­est life a joy again,
God of the wea­ry.

6 We sleep that we may wake re­newed,
To serve Thee as Thy child­ren should,
With love, and zeal, and gra­ti­tude,
God of the wea­ry.

Text Information

• First Line: The lit­tle birds now seek their nest
• Title: The Little Birds Now Seek Their Nest
• Author: Matilda B. Betham-Edwards
• Meter: 88.85
• Language: English
• Source: The Sunday School Hymnary by Carey Bonner (London: Sunday School Union, 1905)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: THE LITTLE BIRDS
• Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick (ca. 1880)
• Harmonizer: E. R. B.
• Meter: 88.85
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: E. R. B. perhaps E. Rawdon Bailey, one of Carey Bonner's pseudonymns