107a | The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892#107b | 108a |
Text: | Resting from His work today |
Author: | Rev. F. Whytehead |
Tune: | [Resting from His work today] |
Composer: | Rev. Sir F. A. G. Ouseley, Mus. Doc |
1 Resting from His work today,
In the tomb the Saviour lay;
Still He slept, from head to feet
Shrouded in the winding sheet,
Lying in the rock alone,
Hidden by the sealèd stone.
2 Late at even there was seen
Watching long the Magdalene;
Early, ere the break of day,
Sorrowful she took her way
To the holy garden glade,
Where her buried Lord was laid.
3 So with Thee, till life shall end,
I would solemn vigil spend:
Let me hew Thee, Lord, a shrine
In this rocky heart of mine,
Where in pure embalmèd cell
None but Thou may ever dwell.
4 Myrrh and spices will I bring,
True affection's offering;
Close the door from sight and sound
Of the busy world around;
And in patient watch remain
Till my Lord appear again.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Resting from His work today |
Title: | Resting from His work today |
Author: | Rev. F. Whytehead (1842) |
Meter: | 7 S. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1894 |
Topic: | Easter Even |
Notes: | Tune name in index: OUSELEY |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Resting from His work today] |
Composer: | Rev. Sir F. A. G. Ouseley, Mus. Doc |
Meter: | 7 S. |
Key: | e minor |