Rest in the Lord

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Rest in the Lord and patiently wait

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [Rest in the Lord and patiently wait]
Published in 9 hymnals

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1 Rest in the Lord, and patiently
Wait for Him: do not fret
For Him who, prosp'ring in his way,
Success in sin doth get.

2 Do thou from anger cease, and wrath
See thou forsake also:
Fret not thyself in any wise,
That evil thou shouldst do.

3 For those that evil doers are
Shall be cut off and fall:
But those that wait upon the Lord
The earth inherit shall.

4 For yet a little while, and then
The wicked shall not be;
His place thou shalt consider well,
But it thou shalt not see.

5 But by inheritance the earth
The meek ones shall possess:
They also shall delight themselves
In an abundant peace.

Source: Christadelphian Hymn Book: for worship and for witness #21

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Author: Ida L. Reed

Ida Lilliard Reed (Smith), 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia. Died: July 8, 1951, Arden, West Virginia. Buried: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Arden, West Virginia. Reed is said to have written 2,000 hymns in her lifetime. In 1939, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized her "substantial contribution to American music" by awarding her a small "weekly bonus." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Rest in the Lord and patiently wait
Title:	Rest in the Lord
Author:	Ida L. Reed
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Rest in the Lord, and patiently wait
Copyright:	Public Domain