Concordia ‎#34

34. Come ye Yourselves Apart and Rest

1 Come ye yourselves apart and rest awhile,
Weary, I know it, of the press and throng,
Wipe from your brow the sweat and dust of toil,
And in my quiet strength again be strong.

2 Come, tell Me all that ye have said and done,
Your victories and failures, hopes and fears,
I know how hardly souls are wooed and won;
My choicest wreaths are always wet with tears.

3 Come ye, and rest; the journey is too great,
And ye will faint beside the way and sink:
The bread of life is here for you to eat,
And here for you the wine of love to drink.

4 Then, fresh from converse with your Lord, return
And work till daylight softens into even;
The brief hours are not lost in which ye learn
More of your Master and His rest in heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: Come ye yourselves apart and rest awhile
• Title: Come ye Yourselves Apart and Rest
• Author: Edward H. Bickersteth (1872)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Praise and Prayer: Prayer
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PENITENTIA
• Composer: Edward Dearle (1874)
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Or use Benediction, No. 1, instead