Advent Hymnals

493. SWEET BE THY REST

Church Hymnal 1941,

1.
Sweet be thy rest, 
And peaceful thy sleeping; 
God's way is best, 
Thou art in His keeping. 
O blessed sleep 
Where ills ne'er molest thee! 
Why should we weep? 
For Heaven hath blessed thee, 
Sweet be thy rest. 

2.
Thy work is done, 
Thy sowing and reaping; 
Thy crown is won, 
And hushed is thy weeping. 
From tears and woes, 
From earth's midnight dreary, 
Thine is repose 
Where none ever weary. 
Sweet be thy rest. 

3.
Sweet be thy rest; 
No more we may greet thee 
'Till with the blest 
In heaven we meet thee. 
O union sweet 
That death cannot sever! 
There we shall meet, 
Where sad tears fall never. 
Sweet be thy rest.

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  Title	Sweet Be Thy Rest
  Key	D♭ Major
  Titles	undefined
  First Line	Sweet be thy rest
  Author	F. E. Belden
  Year	1941
  Composer	D. S. Hakes
  Hymnal	-
  Tune	Sweet be thy rest
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  Chorus
  Chorus Type
  Subjects	Special Occasions: Funeral
  Texts	undefined
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