The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2180

2180. The Haven of Rest

1. My soul in sad exile was out on life’s sea,
So burdened with sin and distressed,
Till I heard a sweet voice, saying,
Make Me your choice;
And I entered the Haven of Rest!

Refrain
I’ve anchored my soul in the Haven of Rest,
I’ll sail the wide seas no more;
The tempest may sweep over wild, stormy, deep,
In Jesus I’m safe evermore.

2. I yielded myself to His tender embrace,
In faith taking hold of the Word,
My fetters fell off, and I anchored my soul;
The Haven of Rest is my Lord. [Refrain]

3. The song of my soul, since the Lord made me whole,
Has been the old story so blest,
Of Jesus, who’ll save whosoever will have
A home in the Haven of Rest. [Refrain]

4. How precious the thought that we all may recline,
Like John, the belovèd so blest,
On Jesus’ strong arm, where no tempest can harm,
Secure in the Haven of Rest. [Refrain]

5. O come to the Savior, He patiently waits
To save by His power divine;
Come, anchor your soul in the Haven of Rest,
And say, My Belovèd is mine. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea
• Title: The Haven of Rest
• Author: Henry Lake Gilmour (1890)
• Refrain First Line: I've anchored my soul in the Haven of Rest
• Language: English
• Source: Sunlight Songs, by John R. Sweney et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1890)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea]
• Composer: George D. Moore
• Incipit: 53333 21161 55111
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain