Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#454

454. There is an hour of peaceful rest

1 There is an hour of peaceful rest,
To mourning wand’rers giv'n:
There is a joy for souls distressed,
A balm for ev'ry wounded breast,
’Tis found above in heav'n.

2 There is a soft, a downy bed,
'Tis fair as breath of even;
A couch for weary mortals spread,
Where they may rest the aching head,
And find repose in heaven.

3 There is a home for weary souls,
By sin and sorrow driven;
When tossed on life’s tempestuous shoals,
Where storms arise and ocean rolls,
And all is drear but heaven.

4 There, faith lifts up her cheerful eye,
To brighter prospects given;
And views the tempest passing by,
The ev'ning shadows quickly fly,
And all serene in heaven.

5 There fragrant flow'rs immortal bloom,
And joys supreme are given;
There, joys divine disperse the gloom:
Beyond the confines of the tomb
Appears the dawn of heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: There is an hour of peaceful rest
• Author: William Bingham Tappan (1818)
• Meter: No. 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life

Tune Information

• Name: TAPPAN
• Composer: George Kingsley (1838)
• Meter: No. 77
• Key: G Major