The Book of Worship ‎#455

455. There is an hour of peaceful rest

1 There is an hour of peaceful rest,
To mourning wanderers given;
There is a joy for souls distressed,
A balm for every wounded breast--
’Tis found above--in heaven.

2 There is a soft, a downy bed,
'Tis fair as breath of even;
A couch for weary mortals spread,
Where they may rest the aching head,
And find repose in heaven.

3 There is a home for weary souls
By sin and sorrow driven;
When tossed on life’s tempestuous shoals,
When storms arise, and ocean rolls,
And all is drear but heaven.

4 There faith lifts up her cheerful eye,
To brighter prospects given;
And views the tempest passing by,
The evening shadows quickly fly,
And all serene in heaven.

5 There, fragrant flowers, immortal bloom,
And joys supreme are given;
There joys divine disperse the gloom:--
Beyond the confines of the tomb,
Appears the dawn of heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: There is an hour of peaceful rest
• Meter: P. M., 8s & 6s.
• Publication Date: 1867
• Topic: Heaven

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