Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#422

422. We Rest on Thee

1 We rest on thee, our Shield and our Defender!
We go not forth alone against the foe;
strong in thy strength, safe in thy keeping tender,
we rest on thee, and in thy name we go;
strong in thy strength, safe in thy keeping tender,
we rest on thee, and in thy name we go.

2 Yea, in thy name, O Captain of salvation!
In thy dear name, all other names above:
Jesus our righteousness, our sure foundation,
our Prince of glory and our King of love,
Jesus our righteousness, our sure foundation,
our Prince of glory and our King of love.

3 We go in faith, our own great weakness feeling,
and needing more each day thy grace to know:
yet from our hearts a song of triumph pealing,
“We rest on thee, and in thy name we go”;
yet from our hearts a song of triumph pealing,
“We rest on thee, and in thy name we go.”

4 We rest on thee, our Shield and our Defender!
Thine is the battle, thine shall be the praise;
when passing through the gates of pearly splendor,
victors, we rest with thee, through endless days;
when passing through the gates of pearly splendor,
victors, we rest with thee, through endless days.

Text Information

• First Line: We rest on thee, our Shield and our Defender!
• Title: We Rest on Thee
• Author: Edith G. Cherry (ca. 1895)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10.11.10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  1 Samuel 17:47
  ;
  2 Chronicles 14:11
  ;
  Hebrews 2:10
• Topic: Christians: Triumph of; Church: As Militant; Confidence; Missions

Tune Information

• Name: FINLANDIA
• Composer: Jean Sibelius (1899, alrr.)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10.11.10.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: © Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden