Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
154 Rest for the Weary
Words: Robert Robinson, 1758
Music: Arr. B. F. White, 1870, from W. McDonald and J. W. Dadmun, 1860. Alto S. M. Denson, 1911
Meter: 8s & 7s.
Come, Thou Fount of ev’ry blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
[chorus]
There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for you.
Here I’ll raise my Ebenezer,
Hither by Thy help I’m come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
[chorus]
There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for you.
Here I’ll raise my Ebenezer,
Hither by Thy help I’m come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.