Rest Lyrics

Title: Rest
Composer: John Stainer

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns     Meter: (88.88.88)

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Published: Tune: Rest, John Stain­er, 1875; Lyrics: Poss­i­bly Row­land Hill (1744-1833); this hymn ap­peared in the Sup­ple­ment to his Psalms and Hymns, 1796.

Description:

External websites:

Cyber Hymnal™ entry for hymn tune “Rest”:

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/w/s/wshilove.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

We sing His love, who once was slain,

Who soon o’er death revived again,

That all His saints through Him might have

Eternal conquests o’er the grave.

Refrain:

Soon shall the trumpet sound, and we

Shall rise to immortality.

1.

The saints who now with Jesus sleep

His own almighty power shall keep,

Till dawns the bright illustrious day

When death itself shall die away.

Refrain.

2.

How loud shall our glad voices sing,

When Christ His risen saints shall bring,

From beds of dust and silent clay,

To realms of everlasting day!

Refrain.

3.

When Jesus we in glory meet,

Our utmost joys shall be complete,

When landed on that heavenly shore,

Death and the curse will be no more.

Refrain.

4.

Hasten, dear Lord, the glorious day,

And this delightful scene display,

When all Thy saints from death shall rise

Raptured in bliss beyond the skies.

Refrain.

Lyrics: Poss­i­bly Row­land Hill (1744-1833)