Scripture Verse

There remaineth…a rest to the people of God. Hebrews 4:9

Introduction

Words: George W. Win­ning­ham, in Songs for Je­sus No. 5, by Frank M. Gra­ham (Greens­bo­ro, Georg­ia: Frank M. Gra­ham, 1914), numb­er 42.

Music: George W. Sta­ple­ton (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Win­ning­ham or Sta­ple­ton (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Are you tired of sin and sor­row?
Does your cross seem hard to bear?
There is rest in the Lord;
Cease to roam in sin’s dark val­ley,
And re­nounce your load of care.
There is rest in the Lord.

Refrain

There is rest in the Lord,
There is rest in the Lord,
Bid fare­well to sin and sor­row,
Close your eyes to world­ly joys,
There is rest in the Lord.

Peace you will not find while rov­ing,
For the world no peace can give,
There is rest in the Lord;
Come re­pent­ing and be­liev­ing,
Choose a bet­ter life to live.
There is rest in the Lord.

Refrain

Linger not with Sa­tan’s forc­es,
Doubting what he’s pro­mised you,
There is rest in the Lord;
Conquer all your fears and doubt­ings,
Come and join the faith­ful few,
There is rest in the Lord.

Refrain