Laudes Domini ‎#546

546. "Asleep in Jesus'

1 Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep!
From which none ever wake to weep;
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last of foes.

2 Asleep in Jesus! oh, how sweet
To be for such a slumber meet!
With holy confidence to sing
That death hath lost its venomed sting!

3 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest!
Whose waking is supremely blest;
No fear no woe, shall dim the hour
That manifests the Saviour's power.

4 Asleep in Jesus! oh, 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! blessed sleep!
• Title: "Asleep in Jesus'
• Author: Mrs. Margaret Mackay
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Christian's Death; Death; Hope: In Death; Resurrection: Of Believers

Tune Information

• Name: REST
• Composer: W. B. Bradbury
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: D Major