Happiness in Believing

O blessed day of rest

Alterer: Anna Beeman
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

1 O blessed day of rest,
And happy time of love,
When we shall lean on Jesus breast,
In the bright world above.

2 Will this e'er be the case,
With me, poor worthless me?
I must ascribe it all to grace,
If this should ever be.

3 But O that boundless love,
That rich eternal sea;
It fills the shining worlds above,
And reaches down to me.

4 Praise, praise the blessed name,
Of Christ our Lord and King;
Invite him in our hearts to reign,
While we his praises sing.

5 Lord help me wing away,
And leave these earthly things;
Yes, take a view of endless day,
Where saints and angels sing.

6 The saints were once below,
As full of doubts as we;
But now with love their features glow,
While they their Saviour see.

7 Rejoice this soul of mine,
Jesus is now above;
Lord give me faith on high to climb,
And taste those streams of love.

Source: Hymns on Various Subjects #2

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Alterer: Anna Beeman

Anna Keeney Beeman born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. She was the among the first female Baptist hymn writers in America. She believed strongly in baptism by immersion. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Children and Grandchildren of Thomas Beeman" (on RootsWeb, accessed 11/8/2020) and I Will Sing the Wondrous Story: a history of Baptist hymnody in North America by David W. Music and Paul Akers Richardson (Mercer University Press, Macon, GA: 2008) Go to person page >

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