The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16142

16142. Sweetly Sleep

1 Sweetly sleep, oh! friends so dear,
Beneath the flow­ers, the sun and dew,
As to­day we ga­ther here
In lov­ing me­mo­ry of you.

Refrain:
Sweetly sleep un­til the dawn
Of that eter­nal, hap­py day,
When, with ev­ery sha­dow gone,
We shall abide in bliss for aye.

2 Sweetly sleep, and take your rest,
For ev­ery bur­den now is borne,
Safe up­on your Savior’s breast,
Dear friends, for you we cannot mourn. [Refrain]

3 Sweetly sleep, so free from care,
You’ll wake, but ah! to sor­row not,
For the joys of Heav’n you’ll share,
O hap­py, hap­py is your lot! [Refrain]

4 Sweetly sleep, oh! sweet­ly sleep,
Your toil is done, your sor­row o’er;
Vigil o’er you an­gels keep,
And blest are you for­ev­er­more! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sweetly sleep, oh! friends so dear
• Title: Sweetly Sleep
• Author: Katharyn D. Bacon
• Refrain First Line: Sweetly sleep until the dawn
• Meter: 78.78 D
• Language: English
• Source: Glad News No. 2 by George W. Bacon (Hudson, NC: Teachers' Music Publishing, 1918)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TUALATIN
• Composer: Hammer Atchley
• Meter: 78.78 D
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain