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REST.
“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.”—Ps. xxxvii. 7.
Rest in the Lord; rest, weary heart,
With sin and sorrow worn,
And conscience rankling with the smart
Of pitiless self-scorn:
Oh, counting all beside but loss,
Climb Calvary's lowly hill,
And there beneath the bleeding cross
Rest, and be still.
With sin and sorrow worn,
And conscience rankling with the smart
Of pitiless self-scorn:
Oh, counting all beside but loss,
Climb Calvary's lowly hill,
And there beneath the bleeding cross
Rest, and be still.
Rest in the Lord: what time the storm
Around thy pathway raves,
Behold His calm majestic Form
Serenely walks the waves;
And hark! that tranquil voice is heard
Which winds and waves fulfil:
Oh, rest upon His changeless word,—
Rest, and be still.
Around thy pathway raves,
Behold His calm majestic Form
Serenely walks the waves;
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Which winds and waves fulfil:
Oh, rest upon His changeless word,—
Rest, and be still.
Rest in the Lord: although the sands
Of life are running low,
Though clinging hearts and clasping hands
May not detain thee now:
His hand is on thee; death's alarms
Can never work thee ill:
Rest on His everlasting arms,—
Rest, and be still.
Of life are running low,
Though clinging hearts and clasping hands
May not detain thee now:
His hand is on thee; death's alarms
Can never work thee ill:
Rest on His everlasting arms,—
Rest, and be still.
Rest in the Lord: no conflicts more,—
The latest labour done;
The weary strife for ever o'er,
The crown for ever won.
Beside the crystal stream, that flows
From Zion's heavenly hill,
Rest in eternal Love's repose,—
Rest, and be still.
The latest labour done;
The weary strife for ever o'er,
The crown for ever won.
Beside the crystal stream, that flows
From Zion's heavenly hill,
Rest in eternal Love's repose,—
Rest, and be still.
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