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245. 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.

2 Yes, 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.

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.”

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.

Text Information
First Line: We rest on Thee, our Shield and our Defender!
Title: We Rest on Thee
Author: Edith G. Cherry (1895)
Meter: 11.10.11.10.11.10
Scripture:
Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/We_Rest_on_Thee)
Tune Information
Name: FINLANDIA
Composer: Jean Sibelius (1899)
Meter: 11.10.11.10.11.10
Key: F Major
Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/We_Rest_on_Thee)



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