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To thee, O dear, dear Savior! My spirit turns for rest

Author: John S. B. Monsell (1863)
Tune: SAVOY CHAPEL
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1 To Thee, O dear, dear Savior!
My spirit turns for rest,
My peace is in Thy favor,
My pillow on Thy breast;
Though all the world deceive me,
I know that I am Thine,
And Thou wilt never leave me,
O blessed Savior mine.

2 In Thee my trust abideth,
On Thee my hope relies,
O Thou whose love provideth
For all beneath the skies;
O Thou whose mercy found me,
From bondage set me free,
And then forever bound me
With threefold cords to Thee.

3 My grief is in the dulness
With which this sluggish heart
Doth open to the fulness
Of all Thou wouldst impart;
My joy is in Thy beauty
Of holiness Divine,
My comfort in the duty
That binds my life in Thine.

4 Alas, that I should ever
Have failed in love to Thee,
The only One who never
Forgat or slighted me!
O for a heart to love Thee
More truly as I ought,
And nothing place above Thee
In deed, or word, or thought.

5 O for that choicest blessing
Of living in Thy love,
And thus on earth possessing
The peace of heaven above;
O for the bliss that by it
The soul securely knows
The holy calm and quiet
Of faith's serene repose.

Amen.

The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895

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Author: John S. B. Monsell

Monsell, John Samuel Bewley, L.L.D., son of Thomas Bewley Monsell, Archdeacon of Londonderry, was born at St. Columb's, Londonderry, March 2,1811, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A. 1832, LL.D. 1856). Taking Holy Orders in 1834, "he was successively Chaplain to Bishop Mant, Chancellor of the diocese of Connor, Rector of Ramoan, Vicar of Egham, diocese Worcester, and Rector of St. Nicholas's, Guildford. He died in consequence of a fall from the roof of his church, which was in the course of rebuilding, April 9, 1875. His prose works include Our New Vicar, 1867; The Winton Church Catechist, &c. His poetical works are:— (1) Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems, Dublin, W. Curry, Jun., & Co., 1837; (2) Parish Musings, or Devotional Poem… Go to person page >

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First Line:	To thee, O dear, dear Savior! My spirit turns for rest
Author:	John S. B. Monsell (1863)
Meter:	7.6.7.6 D
Language:	English

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To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour. J. S. B. Monsell. [Rest and Peace in Jesus.] Published in his Hymns of Love and Praise, 1863, p. 172, in 5 stanzas of 8 lines. In a few collections it begins "To Thee, O blessed Saviour"; whilst a cento, opening with line 5 of stanza ii., "O Thou Whose mercy found me" is also in common use as in the Scottish Presbyterian Hymnal, 1876.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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SAVOY CHAPEL

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The Hymnal : published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America : with the supplement of 1917 (1921), p.719

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Instances (63)	First Line	Text Title	Refrain First Line	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Languages	Publication Date
Book of Common Praise #d609	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1915
Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #454	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1886
Carmina Sanctorum: a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #454	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1885
Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #326	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest	Savior mine		John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1908
Church Hymns and Tunes #310	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			Rev. John S. B. Monsell							1906
Church Hymns and Tunes for use in Baptist Churches #d576	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1906
Common Praise: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #425	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour!			J. S. B. Monsell							1913
Devotional hymns: selected for public and social worship #241	To thee, O dear, dear Saviour			J. S. B Monsell							1850
Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #d483	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878; John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1912
Fellowship Hymns #d289	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1910
Gloria Deo: a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public Worship in all Departments of the Church #254	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour!			J. S. B. Monsell							1901
Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #484	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1920
Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book: with accompanying tunes #478	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour!			Rev. John S. B. Monsell							1907
Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #478	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour!			Rev. John S. B. Monsell							1908
Hymnal for Schools #d190	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1895
Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d798	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1900
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #716	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			Rev. John Samuel Bewley Monsell, 1811-							1874
Hymns for Social Worship, Compiled for the Use of Canadian Baptist Churches #d306	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1869
Hymns of the Christian Life. No. 3: for church worship, conventions, evangelistic services, prayer meetings, missionary meetings, revival services, rescue mission work and Sunday schools #36	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour		O blessed, blessed Saviour!	J. S. B. Monsell							1904
Hymns of Worship and Service. College ed. #d353	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1908
In Excelsis for School and Chapel #163	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour!			J. S. B. Monsell							1900
In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d279	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1924
In Excelsis: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #461	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour!			J. S. B. Monsell							1897
Pilgrim Songs for the Sunday School #89	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour										1886
Plymouth Sunday-School Hymnal #d215	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1892
Praise Songs, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes #161	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			John S. B. Monsell							1897
Songs for the Lord's House #d491	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1880
Songs of Praise: a selection of standard hymns and tunes for the Sunday-shcools and social meetings #201	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			Rev. John Samuel Bewley Monsell, 1811-							1880
Songs of Praise and Devotion #d90	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest		O blessed Savior mine	John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1894
Sursum Corda: a book of praise #437b	To thee, O dear dear Saviour!			J. S. B. Monsell							1898
Sursum Corda: a book of praise #437a	To thee, O dear, dear Saviour!			J. S. B. Monsell							1898
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #173.602	To thee, O dear, dear Saviour										1871
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #602	To thee, O dear, dear Saviour										1873
The Baptist Hymn Book #602	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1903
The Book of Common Praise #d630	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1940
The Book of Praise #443	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			John Samuel Bewley Monsell, 1811 - 1875		7.6.7.6 D	Psalm 73:25	LLANGLOFFAN	g minor	English	1918
The Calvary Hymnal for Sunday School, Prayer Meeting and Church Service #d324	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1891
The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #393	To thee, O dear, dear Saviour			J. S. B. Monsell							1873
The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d661	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1889
The Chapel Hymnal #295	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1910
The Chapel Hymnal #295	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			Rev. John S. B. Monsell							1898
The Choral Hymnal #d237	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1888
The Church Hymnal ... Seventh-Day Adventist Church #264	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour	To Thee, O Dear Saviour		John S. B. Monsell	J. Baptiste Calkin	7.6.7.6 D		SAVOY CHAPEL	F Major or modal	English	1941
The Church Hymnary: a collection of hymns and tunes for public worship #535	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1893
The Evangelical Hymnal. Text ed. #d381	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1919
The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #d649	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1905
The Haverford School Hymnal #d333	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1925
The Hymnal for Schools #d191	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1901
The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #548	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			Rev. John S. B. Monsell							1895
The Hymnal, Published in 1895 and Revised in 1911 #547	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1912
The Hymnal : published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America : with the supplement of 1917 #547	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			John S.B. Monsell	J. Baptiste Calkin	7.6.7.6 D		SAVOY CHAPEL	F Major	English	1921
The Institute Hymnal #d181	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1899
The Lutheran Hymnary: Published by authority of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the Hauge's Evangelical Lutheran Synod and United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America #d546	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1913
The Methodist Hymnal #324	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1905
The New Christian Hymnal #114	To thee, O dear, dear Savior!	To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior		John S. B. Monsell	J. Baptiste Calkin	7.6.7.6 D		SAVOY CHAPEL	F Major or modal		1929
The New Era of Song #d157	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest		O blessed Savior mine	John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1895
The New Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in Baptist churches #827	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1892
The Packer Hymnal #148	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour!			Rev. John Samuel Bewley Monsell, LL. D.							1895
The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d663	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1889
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, with Tunes #192	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			J. S. B. Monsell	J. Baptiste Calkin	7.6.7.6 D	John 21:20; Psalm 73:25; 1 Corinthians 6:20; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 1:6	SAVOY CHAPEL	F Major or modal	English	1897
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; With tunes; Part I. Selections from the Psalter. Part II. The Hymnal, rev, and en. #192	To Thee, O dear, dear Saviour			J. S. B. Monsell							1915
The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #353	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1914
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d935	To thee, O dear, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest			John Samuel Bewley Monsell							1871