1 My soul is resting in God’s peace,
Without a doubt or fear;
The boisterous waves of trouble cease,
For Christ, my Lord, is near.
Refrain:
Resting, resting,
Resting in God’s sweet peace;
Resting, resting,
I’m resting in God’s sweet peace.
2 The Spirit poureth from on high,
A sanctifying tide,
And bathing in its streams of joy,
My soul is satisfied. [Refrain]
3 My hand in His, I will not fear,
How fierce may be the storm;
I’m sheltered in His love each day,
And kept from all alarm. [Refrain]
4 He drives my ev’ry doubt away,
He gives me childlike faith;
And so I take the yea or nay,
Just as my Father saith. [Refrain]
Source: His Worthy Praise #25
Mackellar, Thomas, was born in New York, Aug. 12, 1812. At the age of 14 he entered the printing establishment of Harper Brothers. In 1833 he removed to Philadelphia and joined the type-foundry firm of Johnson & Smith, as proof reader. He subsequently became a foreman, and then a partner in that firm, which has been known from 1860 as Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan, type-founders of Philadelphia. His publications include The American Printer, 1866, a prose work, and the following in verse:—
(1) Droppings from the Heart, 1844; (2) Tam's Fortnight Ramble, 1847; (3) Lines for the Gentle and Loving, 1853; (4) Rhymes Atween Times, 1872. The last contains some of his hymns. (5) Hymns and a few Metrical Psalms, Phila. 1883 (71 hymns, 3 psalms… Go to person page >
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