Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book ‎#370

370. Asleep in Jesus! blessèd sleep!

1 ASLEEP in Jesus! blessèd 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 his venomed 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! blessèd sleep!
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1893
• Topic: Death and Burial
• Notes: M. Mackay.

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