A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) 228. Lord, I believe a rest remains

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.)‎#228

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Text:	There Remaineth a Rest for the People of God
Author:	C. Wesley

228. There Remaineth a Rest for the People of God

Full Text

Lord, I believe a rest remains,
To all Thy people known;
A rest where pure enjoyment reigns,
And Thou art loved alone.

A rest, where all our soul’s desire
Is fixed on things above;
Where fear, and sin, and grief expire,
Cast out by perfect love.

O, that I now that rest might know,
Believe, and enter in;
Now, Father, now the power bestow,
And let me cease from sin.

Remove all hardness from my heart,
All unbelief remove;
To me the rest of faith impart,
The sabbath of Thy love.

Text Information
First Line:	Lord, I believe a rest remains
Title:	There Remaineth a Rest for the People of God
Author:	C. Wesley
Meter:	C. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1866
Notes:	Public Domain.