How Sweet Is My Rest

How sweet is the comfort and rest of my soul

Author: Barney Elliott Warren (1911)
Tune: [How sweet is the comfort and rest of my soul]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 How sweet is the comfort and rest of my soul,
Where peace doth so tranquilly flow;
Though storm-cloud and tempest and dark billows roll,
All my heart with His sunlight doth glow.

Refrain:
How sweet is my rest! And how richly I’m blest!
Oh, how sweet is the rest of my soul!

2 No fears shall alarm me though Satan be nigh,
He’s subject to Jesus’ control;
Though tempted and tried, Christ regardeth my cry,
Truly He is the joy of my soul. [Refrain]

3 My sins all are gone, oh, what rapture to know
They’re nailed to the cross where He died;
The blood doth atone and my heart doth o’erflow,
Praise the Lord for the soul-cleansing tide! [Refrain]

4 I’m saved even now, and though death soon may come,
No harm shall it bring to my soul;
For all it can do is to carry me home,
To be safe while the ages shall roll. [Refrain]

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Author: Barney Elliott Warren

Barney Elliott Warren, 1867-1951 Born: Feb­ru­a­ry 20, 1867, Lew­is­ton, New York. Died: Ap­ril 21, 1951, Spring­field, Ohio. Buried: Vale Cem­e­te­ry, Spring­field, Ohio. Warren was con­verted in 1884 at a re­viv­al near Bang­or, Mi­chi­gan. Two years lat­er he joined Dan­i­el Sid­ney War­ner and his evan­gel­is­tic sing­ing com­pa­ny as a bass sing­er. The group was part of the Church of God Re­form­a­tion Move­ment in An­der­son, In­di­a­na. War­ren Is cred­it­ed with writ­ing over 7000 songs. His wife was Nan­nie Ki­gar, who be­longed to the sing­ing group that tra­veled the coun­try­side in the late 1800’s. Warren was a Church of God min­is­ter as well as a song writ­er,… Go to person page >

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First Line: How sweet is the comfort and rest of my soul
Title: How Sweet Is My Rest
Author: Barney Elliott Warren (1911)
Meter: 11.8.11.9.11.9
Refrain First Line: O, how sweet is my rest

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Timeless Truths #51

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Echoes from Glory #d58
Select Hymns for Christian Worship and General Gospel Service #d154
Timeless Truths #51TextScore