The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#807

807. O land of rest, for thee I sigh

1 O land of rest, for thee I sigh;
When will the moment come
When I shall lay my armor by,
And dwell with Christ at home?

2 No tranquil joys on earth I know,
No peaceful, sheltering dome;
This world's a wilderness of woe,
This world is not my home.

3 To Jesus Christ I sought for rest;
He bade me cease to roam,
And fly for succor to his breast,
And he'd conduct me home.

4 When by affliction sharply tried,
Faith tells of scenes to come,
Those endless joys prepared above,
And then I sigh for home.

5 Weary of wandering round and round
This vale of sin and gloom,
I long to leave the unhallowed ground,
And dwell with Christ at home.

Text Information

• First Line: O land of rest, for thee I sigh
• Author: Elizabeth Mills
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Waiting for Christ: Closing Work
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: LAND OF REST
• Composer: Dr. William Miller
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #438, 354, or 724.