The Perfect Rest

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1. O cease, my wand'ring soul,
On restless wing to roam;
All this wide world, to either pole,
Hath not for thee a home.

2. Behold the ark of God!
Behold the open door!
O haste to gain that dear abode,
And rove, my soul, no more.

3. There safe thou shalt abide,
There sweet shall be thy rest;
And ev'ry longing satisfied,
With full salvation blest.

4. Ah, yes! I all forsake,
My all to Thee resign;
Gracious Redeemer take, O take
And seal me ever Thine.

Source: The New Christian Hymnal #246

Author: William Augustus Muhlenberg

Mühlenberg, William Augustus, D.D., son of the Rev. Dr. Mühlenberg, and grandson of Henry Melchior Mühlenberg, the patriarch of Lutheranism in America, was born in Philadelphia Sept. 16, 1796. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1814. Entering Holy Orders in 1817, he was successively Assistant Rector of St. James's Lancaster, 1823; Rector of the Church of the Holy Communion, New York, 1843; St. Paul's College, Flushing (1828); St. Luke's Hospital, New York (1855); St. John's and Long Island (1865), were established by him. He died April 6, 1877. His poetical gift was genuine, but not largely used. In 1826 he contributed four hymns to the Prayer Book Collection (of which he was one of the Committee). His Poems appeared in 1… Go to person page >

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First Line: O cease, my wandering soul
Title: The Perfect Rest
Author: William Augustus Muhlenberg
Source: Episcopal Col.
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #177

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Schools Lyrics #d152

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Selah #168a

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Selah #229b

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Social Hymn Book #264

Social Hymns, Original and Selected #d115

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Songs for the Lord's House #224

Songs for the New Life #d438

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #538

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #538

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #538

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Songs for the Sanctuary #538

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Songs for the Sanctuary #538

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Songs for the Service of Prayer #251

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d359

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Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #296

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Songs of Pilgrimage #1400

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #116

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #116

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Songs of Praise with Tunes #192

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Songs of the Church #313

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Songs of Work and Worship #81

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Songs of Worship #169

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Songs of Zion Enlarged #82

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Songs of Zion #57

Sunday School Songs. 3rd ed. #d89

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Sunday-School Hymns #146

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Sunday-School Songs #116a

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Temple Melodies #270

The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d270

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The Baptist Psalmody #349

The Bay State Collection of Church Music #d128

The Book of Praise #d526

The Book of Worship #d349

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The Book of Worship #130

The Canadian Warbler #d102

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The Choir #162b

The Choralist #d242

The Christian Harmony #24A

The Christian Harmony #397b

The Christian Harmony #d231

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The Christian Hymnal #188

The Christian Minstrel #d186

The Christian Minstrel #d214

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The Church and Home Hymnal #55

The Church Hymn Book #d374

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The Church Hymnary #421

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The Church Praise Book #408

The Church-Book #d290

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The College Hymnal #198

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #67

The Devotional Hymn Book #d328

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The Disciples' Hymn Book #108

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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a515

The Gospel Hymnal #d413

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The Harp #690

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a690

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The Lyrica #194

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #227

The Modern Harp #d168

The Modern Psalmist #d210

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The Mother's Hymn Book. (Third stereotyped ed. Rev. and enl.) #132

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The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book #221

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The New Christian Hymnal #246

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The New Laudes Domini #1043

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The New York Choralist #158b

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d411

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #204

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #271

The Plymouth Hymnal #d338

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The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #318

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The Psalmist #613

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The Psalmist #613

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The Psalmody #628

The Public School Hymnal, for the Use of High Schools and Seminaries. New and enl. ed. #d171

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The Public School Hymnal #85

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The Reformed Church Hymnal #361

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #340b

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d721

The Sabbath School Hymn Book #d189

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The Sabbath School Melodist #89

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The Sacred Harp or Eclectic Harmony #95b

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The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #274

The Sanctus #d173

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The School Hymnary #162

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The Soldier's Manual of Devotion, or Book of Common Prayer 2d ed. #d59

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The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d604

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The Sunday School Hymnal #15

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The Sweet Singer #140c

The Tabernacle #d207

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