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1 Here o'er the earth as a stranger I roam,
Here is no rest, here is no rest!
Here as a pilgrim I wander alone,
Yet I am blest, yet I am blest!
For I look forward to that glorious day
When sin and sorrow shall vanish away.
My heart doth leap while I hear Jesus say,
There, there is rest, there, there is rest!
2 Here are afflictions and trials severe,
Here is no rest, here is no rest!
Here I must part with the friends I hold dear,
Yet I am blest, yet I am blest!
Sweet is the promise I read in his word;
Blessed are those who have died in the Lord,
They have been called to receive their reward.
There, there is rest, there, there is rest!
3 This world of care is a wilderness state,
Here is no rest, here is no rest!
Here must I bear from the world all its hate.
Yet I am blest, yet I am blest!
Soon shall I be from the wicked released,
Soon shall the weary for ever be blest,
Soon shall I lean upon Jesus' own breast,
There, there is rest, there, there is rest!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Here o'er the earth as a stranger I roam |
| Publication Date: | 1870 |
| Notes: | Tune for 44, 278, 212, and 419 in "American Sunday School Hymn Book" (ASS1860a) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | NO REST HERE |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
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