The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. 643. Sleep thy last sleep

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The Hymnal‎#643

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Text:	Sleep thy last sleep
Author:	Rev. Edward A. Dayman

1 Sleep thy last sleep,
Free from care and sorrow;
Rest where none weep,
Till the eternal morrow;
Though dark waves roll
O'er the silent river,
Thy fainting soul
Jesus can deliver.

2 Life's dream is past,
All its sin, its sadness;
Brightly at last
Dawns a day of gladness:
Under thy sod,
Earth, receive our treasure,
To rest in God,
Waiting all His pleasure.

3 Though we may mourn
Those in life the dearest,
They shall return,
Christ, when Thou appearest:
Soon shall Thy voice
Comfort those now weeping,
Bidding rejoice
All in Jesus sleeping.

Amen.