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O, Ye that Are Weary

O ye that are weary and laden of soul

Author: Francis Bottome
Published in 8 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 O ye that are weary and laden of soul,
Come, come to the fountain that maketh you whole;
There’s peace in believing, there’s rest in His name,
There’s healing for all in the blood of the Lamb.

Chorus:
Rest, rest—sweet, sweet rest;
In the bosom of Jesus there only is rest.

2 Oh, cease from your anguish, ye toilers for life,
For vain is your labour and fruitless your strife;
No hope can they bring you, no joy to your heart;
None, none but the Saviour can resting impart. [Chorus]

3 Then come to the Saviour, ye weary and worn,
Your burdens and sorrows for you He hath borne;
No anguish that pierceth but pierced Him before,
No thorn is so sharp as the crown which He wore. [Chorus]

4 Rest, rest blessèd Jesus! oh, sweet rest at last,
Like calm on the ocean when tempest is past:
The morning light breaketh in joy from above,
And illumines my soul with His rainbow of love! [Chorus]


Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #103

Author: Francis Bottome

Bottome, F., S.T.D., was born in Derbyshire, England, May 26, 1823. In 1850, having removed to America, he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopalian Church; and in 1872 he received the degree of S.T.D. from Dickinson's College, Carlisle, Penn. In addition to assisting in the compilation of B. P. Smith's Gospel Hymns, London, 1872: Centenary Singer, 1869; Hound Lake, 1872, he has written:— 1. Come, Holy Ghost, all sacred fire. Invocation of the Holy Spirit. Appeared in R. P. Smith's Gospel Hymns, 1872. It is in several collections, including the Ohio Hymn Book of the Evangelical Association, 1881, No. 364. 2. Full salvation, full salvation. Joy of full Salvation. Written in 1871, and published in a collection by D… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O ye that are weary and laden of soul
Title: O, Ye that Are Weary
Author: Francis Bottome
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Rest, rest, sweet, sweet rest
Copyright: Public Domain

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Chapel and Family Hymn Book #d107

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Coronation Hymns and Songs #71

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Faith Hymns (New ed.) #285

Full Salvation Hymnal #d142

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Hymns of Consecration and Faith #103

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Salvation Army Music #305

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Songs Tried and Proved #55

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Winnowed Hymns #74

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