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Text:Go to Thy Rest in Peace
Tune:[Go to thy rest in peace]
Composer:J. J. Jelley

132. Go to Thy Rest in Peace

1 Go to thy rest in peace,
And soft by thy repose;
Thy toils are o’er, thy troubles cease,
From earthly cares in sweet release
Thine eyelids gently close,
Thine eyelids gently close.

2 Go to thy peaceful rest,
For thee we need not weep,
Since thou art now among the blest,
No more by sin and sorrow pressed,
But hushed in quiet sleep,
But hushed in quiet sleep.

3 Go to thy rest, and while
Thy absence we deplore,
One thought our sorrow shall beguile,
That soon, with a celestial smile,
We’ll meet to part no more,
We’ll meet to part no more.

Text Information
First Line: Go to thy rest in peace
Title: Go to Thy Rest in Peace
Publication Date: 1893
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Go to thy rest in peace]
Composer: J. J. Jelley
Notes: Public Domain.



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