The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2366

2366. He Giveth His Belovèd Sleep

1. Sorrow and care may meet,
The tempest cloud may low’r,
The surge of sin may beat
Upon earth’s troubled shore;
God doth His own in safety keep,
He giveth His belovèd sleep,
He giveth His belovèd sleep.

2. The din of war may roll,
With all her raging flight,
Grief may oppress the soul,
Throughout the weary nigh;
God doth His own in safety keep,
He giveth His belovèd sleep,
He giveth His belovèd sleep.

3. In childhood’s winsome page,
In manhood’s joyous bloom,
In feebleness and age,
In death’s dark gathering gloom,
God will His own in safety keep,
He giveth His belovèd sleep,
He giveth His belovèd sleep.

Text Information

• First Line: Sorrow and care may meet
• Title: He Giveth His Belovèd Sleep
• Author: J. C. Tildesley (1871)
• Meter: 66.66.888
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ABT
• Composer: Franz Wilhelm Abt, 1819-1882
• Meter: 66.66.888
• Incipit: 32343 66234 25532
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain