sweet rest

...In the sha­dow of His wings

There is rest from care and la­bor,...

...’Tis the rest Je­sus pro­mised, so hap­py and blest,

O sweet rest, O sweet rest,...

...Oh, be thou not afraid!

There is sweet rest in Heav’n;...

...Oh, be thou not afraid!

There is sweet rest in Heav’n;...

...There is rest in Je­sus,

There is rest in Je­sus,...

...There is rest over there, bless­èd rest ov­er there,

Yes, there’s rest ov­er there, sweet rest ov­er there,...

...Rest for you, rest for you,

In the heal­ing streams re­fresh­ing,...

...And Je­sus is pass­ing by.

O hear the Sav­ior gent­ly say;...

...And thy soul shall find re­lief.

When the bat­tle work is done;...

...How oft­en amid the wild bil­lows

Over the heart of the mourn­er...