A Collection of Hymns #183
Display Title: Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan First Line: Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan Date: 1859
A Collection of Hymns #183
1 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan
Hath taught each scene the note of woe,
Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan,
And let thy tears forget to flow;
Behold, the precious balm is found,
To lull thy pain, to heal thy wound.
2 Come, freely come, by sin oppresed;
On Jesus cast thy weighty load;
In him thy refuge find, thy rest,
Safe in the mercy of thy God;
Thy God's thy Saviour--glorious word!
For ever love and praise the Lord.
Source: Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #877
Walter Shirley was born in 1725. He was the friend of Whitefield and Wesley. After preaching with great success in England, he received the living of Loughrea, Ireland, where he continued to exercise his ministry for many years. His last sickness was of a lingering character, and it is related of him that when no longer able to leave his house he used to preach, seated in his chair in his drawing room, to many who gladly assembled to hear. He died in 1786. He published one volume of sermons and two poems.
--Annotations of the Hymnal by The Rev. Charles L. Hutchins, M.A. (1872).… Go to person page >| First Line: | Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan |
| Title: | Peace, Troubled Soul |
| Author: | Walter Shirley |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8 |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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