The Church Hymnal ‎#255

255. Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep!

1 Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep!
From which none ever wakes to weep;
A calm and undisturb'd 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 blessful 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 there is still a blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep.

Text Information

• First Line: Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep!
• Author: M. Mackay
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: The Church: Burial
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: W. B. Bradbury
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.