Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#557

557. 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! O how sweet
To be for such a slumber meet!
With holy confidence to sing
That Death hath 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 Saviour's power.

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

5 Asleep in Jesus! far from thee
Thy kindred and their graves may be;
But thine is still a blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep.

Text Information

• First Line: Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep
• Author: Mrs. M. McKay, 1802-1887
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Death: A Sleep; Jesus (See also Christ): Asleep in; The Christian Life: Time, Death, Eternity; Grace: Daily; Death: Rest in; Longing: For Heaven; Rest: In Death

Tune Information

• Name: ANGELUS
• Arranger: George Joseph, C. 1657
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: E♭ Major