Gone Home to Rest

Asleep in Jesus, oh, how sweet

Author: D. S. Warner
Tune: [Asleep in Jesus, O how sweet]
Published in 3 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Sibelius
Audio files: MIDI

Full Text

1 Asleep in Jesus, oh, how sweet
The scene of closing day,
Where holy angels come to greet,
And bear the soul away!

Refrain:
The angels bore our loved one home
In shining garments fair;
And some bright day we hope to come
And join thee over there.

2 With grace divine and perfect love
Thy pilgrim days were blest,
But sweeter far thy joys above,
And more serene thy rest. [Refrain]

3 Thy prayers and tears have gone before,
Thy works shall follow on,
And gather gems forevermore,
To glitter in thy crown. [Refrain]

4 May we who knew and loved thee here
With angels bright ascend,
Thy blessed heav’nly rest to share,
When mortal life shall end. [Refrain]

Select Hymns, 1911 (Timeless Truths)

Author: D. S. Warner

Daniel Sidney Warner, 1842-1895 Born: June 25, 1842, Bris­tol (now Mar­shall­ville), Ohio. Died: De­cem­ber 12, 1895, Grand Junc­tion, Mi­chi­gan, of pneu­mon­ia. Buried: Near Grand Junc­tion, Mi­chi­gan, at the edge of the Church of God camp­ground that was once there. As of 1880, Warner was liv­ing in Rome Ci­ty, In­di­a­na. His works in­clude: Echoes From Glo­ry, with Bar­ney War­ren (Grand Junc­tion, Mi­chi­gan: The Gos­pel Trump­et Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1893) Lyrics-- Ah Poor Ali­en Far from the Fold of Love Ah Poor Sin­ner, Think of Cal­va­ry All This World, Its Wealth and Hon­or All Ye People, Come Down to the Judg­ment Be­gun Along a Dark and Gloomy Path… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Asleep in Jesus, oh, how sweet
Title: Gone Home to Rest
Author: D. S. Warner
Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
Language: English

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Media

Timeless Truths #736
  • Gone_Home_to_Rest.pdf (PDF)
  • Gone_Home_to_Rest.sib (SIB, Scorch)
  • Gone_Home_to_Rest.xml (XML)

Instances

Instances (3)TextImageAudioScore
Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion: a collection of hymns and music; for the use of Bethels, Chaplains of the Navy and private devotion of Mariners #109cImage
Select Hymns for Christian Worship and General Gospel Service #d32
Timeless Truths #736TextAudioScore