| Text: | I know thou art gone to the home of thy rest |
| Tune: | WESTBROOK |
| Composer: | P. A. Mayer |
1 I know thou art gone to the home of thy rest;
Then why should my soul be so sad?
I know thou art gone where the weary are blest,
And the mourner looks up, and is glad.
Chorus:
I never look up with a wish to the sky,
But a light like thy beauty is there;
And I hear a low murmur, like thine, in reply,
When I pour out my spirit in prayer.
2 In thy far-away home, wherever it be,
I know thou hast visions of mine;
And my heart hath revealings of thine and of thee,
In many a token and sign. [Chorus]
3 In the hush of the night, on the waste of the sea,
Or alone with the breeze on the hill,
I have ever a presence that whispers of thee,
And my spirit lies down and is still. [Chorus]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | I know thou art gone to the home of thy rest |
| Refrain First Line: | I never look up with a wish to the sky |
| Publication Date: | 1870 |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain. Tune for 90 and 309 in "American Sunday School Hymn Book" (ASS1860a) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | WESTBROOK |
| Composer: | P. A. Mayer |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |