Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#480

480. Oh, where shall rest be found

1 Oh, where shall rest be found,
Rest for the weary soul?
'Twere vain the ocean's depths to sound,
Or pierce to either pole.

2 The world can never give
The bliss for which we sigh;
'Tis not the whole of life to live,
Nor all of death to die.

3 Beyond this vale of tears
There is a life above,
Unmeasured by the flight of years--
And all that life is love.

4 There is a death whose pang
Outlasts the fleeting breath:
Oh, what eternal horrors hang
Around the second death!

5 Lord God of truth and grace!
Teach us that death to shun:
Lest we be driven from Thy face,
And evermore undone.

6 Here would we end our quest;
Alone are found in Thee
The life of perfect love, the rest
Of immortality.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, where shall rest be found
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: Christians: their life and experience; Death: anticipation of; Rest
• Notes: Author from index: Montgomery

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