Rest For The Weary

Words:
Samuel Y. Harmer
Music:
Arranged by R. M. McIntosh

Sheet music

  1. 1In the Christian’s home in glory,There remains a land of rest;There my Savior’s gone before meTo fulfill my soul’s request.There is rest for the weary,There is rest for the weary,There is rest for the weary,There is rest for you.On the other side of Jordan,In the sweet fields of Eden,Where the tree of life is blooming,Here is rest for you.
  2. 2He is fitting up my mansion,Which eternally shall stand,For my stay shall not be transient,In that holy, happy land.There is rest for the weary,There is rest for the weary,There is rest for the weary,There is rest for you.On the other side of Jordan,In the sweet fields of Eden,Where the tree of life is blooming,Here is rest for you.
  3. 3Pain and sickness ne’er shall enter,Grief nor woe my lot shall share;But, in that celestial center,I a crown of life shall wear.There is rest for the weary,There is rest for the weary,There is rest for the weary,There is rest for you.On the other side of Jordan,In the sweet fields of Eden,Where the tree of life is blooming,Here is rest for you.
  4. 4Song, O, sing ye heirs of glory,Shout your triumphs as ye go;Zion’s gates will open for you,Ye shall find an entrance thru.There is rest for the weary,There is rest for the weary,There is rest for the weary,There is rest for you.On the other side of Jordan,In the sweet fields of Eden,Where the tree of life is blooming,Here is rest for you.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1856, the words are in 491 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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