Sweet be thy rest
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Sweet be thy rest,And peaceful thy sleeping;God's way is best,Thou art in his keeping.O blessed sleepWhere ills ne'er molest thee!Why should we weep?For heaven hath blessed thee:Sweet be thy rest.
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Thy work is done,Thy sowing and reaping;Thy crown is won,And hushed is thy weeping.From tears and woes,From earth's midnight dreary,Thine is reposeWhere none ever weary:Sweet be thy rest.
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Sweet be thy rest;No more we may greet thee'Till with the blestIn heaven we meet thee.O union sweetThat death cannot sever!There we shall meet,Where sad tears fall never:Sweet be thy rest.