Author: Barney E. Warren Meter: 11.8.11.9.11.9 Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 11:28 First Line: How sweet is the comfort and rest of my soul Refrain First Line: How sweet is my rest! And how richly I’m blest! Lyrics: 1 How sweet is the comfort and rest of my soul,
Where peace doth so tranquilly flow;
Though storm-cloud and tempest and dark billows roll,
All my heart with His sunlight doth glow.
Refrain:
How sweet is my rest! And how richly I’m blest!
Oh, how sweet is the rest of my soul!
2 No fears shall alarm me though Satan be nigh,
He’s subject to Jesus’ control;
Though tempted and tried, Christ regardeth my cry,
Truly He is the joy of my soul. [Refrain]
3 My sins all are gone, oh, what rapture to know
They’re nailed to the cross where He died;
The blood doth atone and my heart doth o’erflow,
Praise the Lord for the soul-cleansing tide! [Refrain]
4 I’m saved even now, and though death soon may come,
No harm shall it bring to my soul;
For all it can do is to carry me home,
To be safe while the ages shall roll. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [How sweet is the comfort and rest of my soul] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/How_Sweet_Is_My_Rest); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (235); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (297)
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