Author: Victor von Strauß und Torney; Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13706 First Line: Thou, sore oppressed, the Sabbath rest Lyrics: 1 Thou, sore oppressed, the Sabbath rest
In yon still grave art keeping;
All Thy labor now is done,
Past is all Thy weeping.
2 The strife is o’er, naught hurts Thee more:
The heart at last has slumbered
That in conflict sore for us
Bore our sins unnumbered.
3 Thou awful tomb, once filled with gloom,
How blessèd and how holy
Art thou now, since in the grave
Slept the Savior lowly!
4 How calm and blest the dead now rest
Who in the Lord departed:
All their works do follow them,
Yea, they sleep glad-hearted!
5 O lead us Thou to rest e’en now
With all who, surely anguished
’Neath the burden of their sins,
Long in woe have languished. Languages: English Tune Title: [Thou, sore oppressed, the Sabbath rest]
Thou, Sore Oppressed