Author: Margaret Mackay Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnal #587 (1941) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Lyrics: 1 Asleep, in Jesus! Blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep;
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last of foes.
2 Asleep in Jesus! Oh, how sweet
To be for such a slumber meet,
With holy confidence to sing
That death has lost his venomed sting!
3 Asleep in Jesus! Peaceful rest,
Whose waking is supremely blest;
No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour
That manifests the Savior's pow'r.
4 Asleep in Jesus! Oh, for me
May such a blissful refuge be!
Securely shall my ashes lie
And wait the summons from on high.
Amen. Topics: The Last Things Death and Burial Languages: English Tune Title: REST
Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep