422. We Rest on Thee

1 We rest on thee, our Shield and our Defender!
We go not forth alone against the foe;
strong in thy strength, safe in thy keeping tender,
we rest on thee, and in thy name we go;
strong in thy strength, safe in thy keeping tender,
we rest on thee, and in thy name we go.

2 Yea, in thy name, O Captain of salvation!
In thy dear name, all other names above:
Jesus our righteousness, our sure foundation,
our Prince of glory and our King of love,
Jesus our righteousness, our sure foundation,
our Prince of glory and our King of love.

3 We go in faith, our own great weakness feeling,
and needing more each day thy grace to know:
yet from our hearts a song of triumph pealing,
“We rest on thee, and in thy name we go”;
yet from our hearts a song of triumph pealing,
“We rest on thee, and in thy name we go.”

4 We rest on thee, our Shield and our Defender!
Thine is the battle, thine shall be the praise;
when passing through the gates of pearly splendor,
victors, we rest with thee, through endless days;
when passing through the gates of pearly splendor,
victors, we rest with thee, through endless days.

Text Information
First Line: We rest on thee, our Shield and our Defender!
Title: We Rest on Thee
Author: Edith G. Cherry (ca. 1895)
Meter: 11.10.11.10.11.10.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2018
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Christians: Triumph of; Church: As Militant; Confidence (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: FINLANDIA
Composer: Jean Sibelius (1899, alrr.)
Meter: 11.10.11.10.11.10.
Key: F Major or modal
Copyright: © Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden



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