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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 28

Here is No Rest

1HERE o'er the earth as a stranger I roam,
Here is no rest, is no rest;
Here as a pilgrim I wander alone,
Yet I am blest, I am blest.
For I look forward to that glorious day,
When sin and sorrow will vanish away,
My heart doth leap while I hear Jesus say,
There, there is rest, there is rest.

2Here fierce temptations beset me around,
Here is no rest, is no rest;
Here I am griev'd while my foes me surround;
Yet I am blest, I am blest.
Let them revile me, and scoff at my name,
Laugh at my weeping–endeavor to shame;
I will go forward, for this is my theme;
There, there is rest, there is rest.

3Here are afflictions and trials severe;
Here is no rest, is no rest;
Here I must part with the friends I hold dear;
Yet I am blest, I am blest.
Sweet is the promise I read in his word;
Blessed are they who have died in the Lord
They will be call'd to receive their reward;
Then there is rest, there is rest.

4This world of cares is a wilderness state,
Here is no rest, is no rest;
Here I must bear from the world all its hate,
Yet I am blest, I am blest.
Soon shall I be from the wicked released,

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Meter: 10.7.10.7.11.10.10.7
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCBDDDB

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Verse 1

HERE o'er the earth as a stranger I roam,//˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

Here is no rest, is no rest;/˘˘/˘˘/7B

Here as a pilgrim I wander alone,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10C

Yet I am blest, I am blest./˘˘/˘˘/7B

For I look forward to that glorious day,˘˘//˘˘˘/˘˘/11D

When sin and sorrow will vanish away,//˘/˘˘/˘˘/10D

My heart doth leap while I hear Jesus say,˘////˘//˘/10D

There, there is rest, there is rest.//˘//˘/7B

Verse 2

Here fierce temptations beset me around,//˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

Here is no rest, is no rest;/˘˘/˘˘/7B

Here I am griev'd while my foes me surround;/˘˘//˘/˘˘/10A

Yet I am blest, I am blest./˘˘/˘˘/7B

Let them revile me, and scoff at my name,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10C

Laugh at my weeping–endeavor to shame;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10C

I will go forward, for this is my theme;˘˘//˘˘˘˘˘/10D

There, there is rest, there is rest.//˘//˘/7B

Verse 3

Here are afflictions and trials severe;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

Here is no rest, is no rest;/˘˘/˘˘/7B

Here I must part with the friends I hold dear;/˘//˘˘/˘//10A

Yet I am blest, I am blest./˘˘/˘˘/7B

Sweet is the promise I read in his word;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10C

Blessed are they who have died in the Lord/˘˘˘˘/˘˘/9D

They will be call'd to receive their reward;˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10D

Then there is rest, there is rest.//˘//˘/7B

Verse 4

This world of cares is a wilderness state,˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

Here is no rest, is no rest;/˘˘/˘˘/7B

Here I must bear from the world all its hate,/˘//˘˘//˘/10A

Yet I am blest, I am blest./˘˘/˘˘/7B

Soon shall I be from the wicked released,/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/10C

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.