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O, this is blessing, this is rest

Author: Anna Letitia Waring Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: O, this is blessing, this is rest — Unto Thine arms, O Lord, I flee: I hide me in Thy faithful breast, And pour out all my soul to Thee. There is a host dissuading me, — But, all their voices far above, I hear Thy words — “O taste and see The comfort of a Savior's love.” And, hushing every adverse sound, Songs of defence my soul surround, As if all saints encamped about One trusting heart pursued by doubt, And O, how solemn, yet how sweet Their one assured, persuasive strain! “The Lord of hosts is thy retreat, The Man who bore thy sin, thy pain. Still in His hand thy times remain — Still of his body thou art part; And He will prove his right to reign O'er all things that concern thy heart.” O tenderness — O truth divine! Lord, I am altogether thine. I have bowed down — I need not flee — Peace, peace is mine in trusting Thee. And now I count supremely kind, The rule that once I thought severe; And, precious to my altered mind, At length, Thy least reproofs appear. Now to the love that casts out fear, Mercy and truth, indeed seem one; Why should I hold my ease so dear? The work of training must be done, I must be taught what I would know — I must be led where I would go — And all the rest ordained for me, Till that which is not seen I see Is to be found in trusting Thee. Hymns and Meditations, 1873

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O, this is blessing, this is rest

Author: A. L. Waring Hymnal: Hymns and Meditations #19 (1873) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: O, this is blessing, this is rest — Unto Thine arms, O Lord, I flee: I hide me in Thy faithful breast, And pour out all my soul to Thee. There is a host dissuading me, — But, all their voices far above, I hear Thy words — “O taste and see The comfort of a Savior's love.” And, hushing every adverse sound, Songs of defence my soul surround, As if all saints encamped about One trusting heart pursued by doubt, And O, how solemn, yet how sweet Their one assured, persuasive strain! “The Lord of hosts is thy retreat, The Man who bore thy sin, thy pain. Still in His hand thy times remain — Still of his body thou art part; And He will prove his right to reign O'er all things that concern thy heart.” O tenderness — O truth divine! Lord, I am altogether thine. I have bowed down — I need not flee — Peace, peace is mine in trusting Thee. And now I count supremely kind, The rule that once I thought severe; And, precious to my altered mind, At length, Thy least reproofs appear. Now to the love that casts out fear, Mercy and truth, indeed seem one; Why should I hold my ease so dear? The work of training must be done, I must be taught what I would know — I must be led where I would go — And all the rest ordained for me, Till that which is not seen I see Is to be found in trusting Thee. Scripture: Isaiah 26:3 Languages: English

O this is blessing, this is rest!

Author: Miss A. L. Waring Hymnal: Hymns of the Ages (3rd series) #205 (1865) Languages: English

O this is blessing, this is rest!

Hymnal: Hymns of the Spirit #475 (1864) Languages: English

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Anna Letitia Waring

1823 - 1910 Person Name: A. L. Waring Author of "O, this is blessing, this is rest" in Hymns and Meditations See also in: Hymn Writers of the Church ================ Waring, Anna Laetitia, daughter of Elijah Waring, and niece of Samuel Miller Waring, was born at Neath, Glamorganshire, in 1820. In 1850 she published her Hymns and Meditations, by A. L. W., a small book of 19 hymns. The 4th edition was published in 1854. The 10th edition, 1863, is enlarged to 38 hymns. She also published Additional Hymns, 1858, and contributed some pieces to the Sunday Magazine, 1871. Her most widely known hymns are: "Father, I know that all my life," "Go not far from me, O my Strength," and "My heart is resting, O my God." The rest in common use include:— 1. Dear Saviour of a dying world. Resurrection. (1854.) 2. In heavenly love abiding. Safety in God. (1850.) 3. Jesus, Lord of heaven above. Love to Jesus desired. (1854.) 4. Lord, a happy child of Thine. Evening. (1850.) 5. My Saviour, on the [Thy] words of truth. Hope in the Word of God. (1850.) Sometimes stanza iv., "It is not as Thou wilt with me," is given separately. 6. O this is blessing, this is rest. Rest in the Love of Jesus. (1854.) 7. O Thou Lord of heaven above. The Resurrection. 8. Source of my life's refreshing springs. Rest in God. (1850.) 9. Sunlight of the heavenly day. New Year (1854.) 10. Sweet is the solace of Thy love. Safety and Comfort in God. (1850.) 11. Tender mercies on my way. Praise of Divine Mercies. (1850.) 12. Thanksgiving and the voice of melody. New Year (1854). 13. Though some good things of lower worth. Love of God in Christ, (1860.) These hymns are marked by great simplicity, concentration of thought, and elegance of diction. They are popular, and deserve to be so. [George Arthur Crawford, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =============== Waring, Anna L., p. 1233, ii. Of her hymns we have found the following in Lovell Squire's Selection of Scriptural Poetry, 3rd ed., 1848: 1. Father, I know that all my life, p. 367, ii. 2. Sweet is the solace of Thy love, p. 1233, ii. 10. 3. Though some good things of, &c., p. 1233, ii. 13. The statement in J. Telford's The Methodist Hymn Book Illustrated, 1906, p. 271, that Miss Waring contributed to her uncle's (S. M. Waring's) Sacred Melodies, 182G, cannot be correct, as she was then only six years old. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)