Author: Margaret Mackay Hymnal: Timeless Truths #291 Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep Lyrics: 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! Oh, how sweet,
To be for such a slumber meet,
With holy confidence to sing
That death has 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 Savior’s pow’r.
4 Asleep in Jesus! Oh, for me
May such a blessed refuge be!
Securely shall my ashes lie,
And wait the summons from on high.
5 Asleep in Jesus! Far from thee
Thy kindred and their graves may be;
But there is still a blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep. Topics: Anticipation Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20 Tune Title: REST (BRADBURY)
Asleep in Jesus