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There is a calm for those who weep,
A rest for weary pilgrims found;
They safely lie and sweetly sleep,
|: Low in the ground. :|
The storms that sweep the wintry sky
No more disturb their deep repose,
Than summer evening’s latest sigh
|: That shuts the rose. :|
I long to lay this painful head
And aching heart beneath the soil;
And slumber in that dreamless bed
|: From all my toil. :|
There is a calm for those who weep,
A rest for weary pilgrims found,
And while the mouldering ashes sleep,
|: Low in the ground,- :|
Thy soul renewed by grace divine,
In God’s own image, freed from clay,
In Heaven’s eternal sphere shall shine,
|: A star of day. :|
The sun is but a spark of fire,
A transient meteor in the sky,
The soul, immortal as its Sire,
|: Shall never die! :|
---Alternative verses---
The storm that wracks the winter sky
No more disturbs their deep repose,
Than summer evening’s latest sigh
|: That shuts the rose. :|
I soon shall lay this painful head
And aching heart beneath the soil;
And slumber in that dreamless bed
|: From all my toil. :|
Thy soul, of original divine,
God’s glorious image, freed from clay,
In Heaven’s eternal sphere shall shine,
|: A star of day. :|
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 4 extended
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1805
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Bible Refs:
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Heb 4:9;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1899 | # 630 | | 1866 | # 1198 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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CALM
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Meter:
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8 8 8 4
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Dates:
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ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 4 |
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