Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#102

102. Sweeter, O Lord, Than Rest to You

1. Sweeter, O Lord, than rest to you,
While seated by the well,
Was your own task of love, to all
Of grace and peace peace to tell.
One tho'tless heart, who never knew
The pulse of life before,
There learned to love, was taught to sigh
For earthly joy no more.

2. Friend of the lost, O Lord, in you
Samaria's daughter there
Found One whom love had drawn to Earth,
Her weight of guilt to bear.
Fair witness of your saving grace,
In her, O Lord, we view
The wand'ring soul by love subdued,
The sinner drawn to you.

3. Thru' all that sweet and blessed scene,
Dear Savior, by the well,
More than enough the trembler finds,
Her guilty fears to quell.
There, in the full repose of faith,
The soul delights to view,
Not only One who deeply loves,
But Love itself in you.

Text Information

• First Line: Sweeter, O Lord, than rest to you
• Title: Sweeter, O Lord, Than Rest to You
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1845)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  John 4:1-26
• Topic: Lent
• Notes: Text by Scottish pastor Horatius Bonar, from The Bible Hymn-Book (1845), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: EVAN II
• Composer: William H. Havergal (1847)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6
• Incipit: 55132 165
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Tune Evan II by William H. Havergal, from “O thou dread power” (1847), arr. as in Havergal’s Psalmody and Century of Chants (1871).