The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#554

554. Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep

1 Asleep in Jesus! blessed 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.

5 Asleep in Jesus! far from thee
Thy kindred and their graves may be;
But thine is still a blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep
• Title: Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep
• Author: Margaret Mackay
• Meter: L M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Eternal Life

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: William B. Bradbury
• Meter: L M
• Key: D Major