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10982. Abiding Rest

1 My soul has found abiding rest,
Where living fountains flow;
Where vales are in their verdure dressed,
And Sharon’s roses blow.
’Tis but a step to Sychar’s well,
Where Jesus speaks to me;
And oft by faith I seem to dwell
With Him in Galilee.

2 All girded for the victor’s race,
I run to win the prize
That Jesus offers by His grace
To faith’s aspiring eyes.
I trust Him still when fortunes frown,
His service is so sweet,
I lay my heavy burden down
At my Redeemer’s feet.

3 I see the shining way He went
To do His Father’s will;
And follow on in sweet content,
So glad He loves me still.
And if I may but serve Him here
In my own humble way
I know that I shall have no fear,
In that eternal day.

Text Information
First Line: My soul has found abiding rest
Title: Abiding Rest
Author: J. J. Maxfield
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Source: Notes of Victory by William A. Ogden and Edmund S. Lorenz (Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1885)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: CLEARWATER by Franklin D. Barnes
Tune Information
Name: SOUTH BEND
Composer: William Augustine Ogden (1885)
Meter: CMD
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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