Return unto thy rest, O my soul.
Psalm 116:7
Words: Johnson Oatman, Jr., 1895.
Music: Ashland (Stuart) W. J. Stuart (🔊 pdf nwc).
Alternate Tune:
If you know Stuart’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Oatman,
Come, soul, and find thy rest,
No longer be distressed;
Come to thy Savior’s breast;
O don’t stay away.
Refrain
Prayers are ascending now,
Angels are bending now,
Both worlds are blending now,
Don’t stay away.
Dark is the world, and cold,
Her cares cannot be told;
Come to thy Savior’s fold;
O don’t stay away.
Refrain
Come with thy load of sin,
Christ died thy soul to win;
Now He will take thee in;
O don’t stay away.
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Time, here, will soon be past,
Moments are flying fast;
Judgment will come at last;
O don’t stay away.
Refrain
Come, O we pray thee, come,
Come, and no longer roam;
Come now, and start for home,
O don’t stay away.
Refrain