Author: Margaret Mackay Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #507b (1917) Hymnal Title: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church 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! O how sweet
To be for such a slumber meet;
With holy confidence to sing
That death hath 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! O, for me
May such a blissful refuge be!
Securely shall my ashes lie,
Waiting the summons from on high.
Amen. Topics: The Life Everlasting Death Languages: English Tune Title: REST
Asleep in Jesus! blessèd sleep