6146. Sleep Thy Last Sleep

1. Sleep thy last sleep, free from care and sorrow;
Rest, where none weep, till th’eternal morrow;
Though dark waves roll o’er the silent river,
Thy fainting soul Jesus can deliver.

2. Life’s dream is past, all its sin, its sadness,
Brightly at last, dawns a day of gladness:
Under thy sod, earth, receive our treasure,
To rest in God, waiting all His pleasure.

3. Though we may mourn those in life the dearest,
They shall return, Christ, when Thou appearest:
Soon shall thy voice comfort those now weeping,
Bidding rejoice all in Jesus sleeping.

Text Information
First Line: Sleep thy last sleep, free from care and sorrow
Title: Sleep Thy Last Sleep
Author: Edward A. Dayman (1868)
Meter: 10.10.10.10
Language: English
Source: Sarum Hymnal, 1868
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: THE LAST SLEEP
Composer: Joseph Barnby (1869)
Meter: 10.10.10.10
Incipit: 11114 43223 33336
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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