Hymn
Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep
Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep!
From which none ever wakes to weep;
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last of foes.
Asleep in Jesus! O how sweet
To be for such a slumber meet!
With holy confidence to sing
That death has lost his cruel sting.
Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest,
Whose waking is supremely blest;
No fear, no woe shall dim the hour
That manifests the Savior's pow'r.
Asleep in Jesus! O for me
May such a blissful refuge be!
Securely shall my ashes lie,
The summons waiting from on high.
Asleep in Jesus! far from thee
Thy kindred and their graves may be;
But there is still a blessed sleep
From which none ever wakes to weep.
Amen.
Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/asleep-in-jesus-blessed-sleep
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep?
The words of Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep were written by Margaret Mackay; the version here was published in 1930.
Is Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep?
Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Love of God Shed Abroad in the Heart, Christ's Invitation to Sinners, or Humility and Pride and My Dear Redeemer and My Lord.