The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#618

618. Here o'er the earth as a stranger I roam

1 Here o'er the earth as a stranger I roam;
Here is no rest, is no rest;
Here as a pilgrim I wander alone;
Yet I am blest, I am blest.
For I look forward to that glorious day
When sin and sorrow will vanish away.
My heart doth leap while I hear Jesus say,
There, there is rest, there is rest.

2 Here fierce temptations beset me around;
Here is no rest, is no rest;
Here I am grieved while my foes me surround;
Yet I am blest, I am blest.
Let them revile me, and scoff at my name,
Laugh at my weeping endeavor to shame;
I will go forward, for this is my theme,
There, there is rest, there is rest.

3 Here are afflictions and trials severe;
Here is no rest, is no rest;
Here I must part with the friends I hold dear;
Yet I am blest, I am blest.
Sweet is the promise I read in his word,
Blessed are they who have died in the Lord;
They will be called to receive their reward;
Then there is rest, there is rest.

4 This world of cares is a wilderness state,
Here is no rest, is no rest;
Here I must bear from the world all its hate,
Yet I am blest, I am blest,
Soon shall I be from the wicked released,
Soon shall the weary forever be blest,
Soon shall I lean upon Jesus' breast;
Then there is rest, there is rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Here o'er the earth as a stranger I roam
• Author: Anon.
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Warfare and Pilgrimage
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: HERE IS NO REST
• Composer: Unknown
• Meter: 10s & 7s. P.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain.