Author: Margaret Mackay Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #568 (1899) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes Lyrics: 1 Asleep in Jesus! blessèd sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep;
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last of foes.
2 Asleep in Jesus! oh, how sweet,
To be for such a slumber meet;
With holy confidence to sing
That Death has lost his venomed sting.
3 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest,
Whose waking is supremely blest;
No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour
That manifests the Saviour's power.
4 Asleep in Jesus! oh, for me
May such a blissful refuge be:
Securely shall my ashes lie,
And wait the summons from on high.
5 Asleep in Jesus! time nor space
Affects this precious hiding-place:
On Indian plains or Lapland snows
Believers find the same repose.
Amen. Topics: Death Conquered; Funerals Languages: English Tune Title: REST
Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep