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Christ in Song 96

Rest In Me

Words: F. J. Van AlstyneMusic: W. H. Doane

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1Come unto me, sin-burdened, What before the cross weighed,
Thy is the precious one, the Man, Lord, thy sins in chains,
Thy is the precious one, the Man, Lord, thy sins in chains.

RefrainRest in me, rest in me,
I will give thee rest;
Rest in me, rest in me,
On my loving breast.

2Let me hold till you possessing From the savior's lying Friend,
For thy days of ease are numbered, and thy hour of rest,
Rest thy weary head on me, thou afflicted, thou distressed.

3I will give thee rest, my servant, Rest in me: Lord, I gladly rest in thee,
Sweetly rest in —, sweetly rest in me.

Scripture
Matthew 11:28

The verse

Meter
14.13.13
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 41% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Come unto me, sin-burdened, What before the cross weighed,//˘˘????˘˘/˘//14A
Thy is the precious one, the Man, Lord, thy sins in chains,/˘˘/˘/˘////˘/13B
Thy is the precious one, the Man, Lord, thy sins in chains./˘˘/˘/˘////˘/13B

Verse 2

Let me hold till you possessing From the savior's lying Friend,/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/15A
For thy days of ease are numbered, and thy hour of rest,˘//˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/14B
Rest thy weary head on me, thou afflicted, thou distressed.///˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/14B

Verse 3

I will give thee rest, my servant, Rest in me: Lord, I gladly rest in thee,˘˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/18A
Sweetly rest in —, sweetly rest in me./˘/˘/˘/˘˘9A

Refrain

Rest in me, rest in me,/˘˘/˘˘6A
I will give thee rest;˘˘///5B
Rest in me, rest in me,/˘˘/˘˘6A
On my loving breast.˘˘/˘/5B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.