Christian Hymns ‎#57a

57a. 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 its painful 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,
And wait the summons from on high.

Text Information

• First Line: Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep!
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Notes: Margaret Mackay, 1832.

Tune Information

• Name: JESUS MY LIFE
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Anon., 1898