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226. Land of Rest

1 There’s a land of sweet rest,
For the worn and opprest,
No tongue half its glory can tell;
There no shadow of gloom,
To its ransomed can come,
Where they speak ne’er a parting farewell.

Refrain:
O sing of the land, sweet home of the blest,
Where sin or where sorrow ne’er trouble the breast,
I long for thy glories, O land of sweet rest,
I long, oh, I long to be there.

2 O that land of pure joy,
Where no troubles annoy,
O when shall I go there to be
In that beautiful land,
On whose bright golden strand,
Ever floweth the calm crystal sea. [Refrain]

3 Many loved ones have gone,
And have joined that glad throng,
Who swell the sweet anthem of love;
And they wait for me there,
Them to meet in my prayer,
In that home, bright, eternal above. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: There's a land of sweet rest
Title: Land of Rest
Author: W. H. R.
Refrain First Line: O sing of the land, sweet home of the blest
Language: English
Publication Date: 1904
Tune Information
Name: [There's a land of sweet rest]
Composer: W. H. Ruebush



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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