Scripture Verse

He giveth His beloved sleep. Psalm 127:2

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Source: Songs of Love and Praise No. 2, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney, Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick & Hen­ry L. Gil­mour (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1895) num­ber 188.

Music: Jo­seph Barn­by (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Joseph Barnby (1838–1896)

Lyrics

Joy and light, joy and light,
Over the crys­tal sea;
Come, come, soft and bright,
Over the crys­tal sea.
Come on your snowy pin­ions white,
Come in the si­lent calm of night,
Watch when the pale stars keep,
Bring the trou­bled one,
Bring the wea­ry one sleep.

Love and rest, love and rest,
Carol in sil­ver tone;
Glad songs, pure and blest,
Carol in silver tone.
Come from the fade­less flowers that grow,
Come from the spark­ling streams that flow,
Come in the mid­night deep,
Bring the trou­bled one,
Bring the wea­ry one sleep.

Voice di­vine, voice di­vine,
Speak, and our souls shall hear;
Sweet, sweet words are Thine,
Speak, and our souls shall hear.
Tell of a cloud­less re­gion fair,
Tell of the ma­ny man­sions there,
Speak to the hearts that weep,
Bring the trou­bled one,
Bring the wea­ry one sleep.