Hymn
Pardon and Rest for the Weary Soul
Come, weary souls with sin distressed,
Come, and accept the promised rest;
The Saviour's gracious call obey,
And cast your gloomy fears away.
Oppressed with guilt, a painful load,
O, come and spread your woes abroad!
Divine compassion, mighty love,
Will all the painful load remove.
Here mercy's boundless ocean flows,
To cleanse your guilt, and heal your woes;
Pardon, and life, and endless peace;
How rich the gift! how free the grace!
Lord, we accept, with thankful hearts,
The hopes thy gracious word imparts;
We come with trembling, yet rejoice,
And bless the kind, inviting voice.
Dear Saviour, let thy powerful love
Confirm our faith, our fears remove;
And sweetly influence every breast,
And guide us to eternal rest.
Pardon and Rest for the Weary Soul — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/pardon-and-rest-for-the-weary-soul
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Pardon and Rest for the Weary Soul?
The words of Pardon and Rest for the Weary Soul were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including The Excellency of Scripture and Book of God's word and Nature.
Is Pardon and Rest for the Weary Soul public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. 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 Pardon and Rest for the Weary Soul?
Pardon and Rest for the Weary Soul is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Invitation, The Beatitudes and All-sufficiency of His grace.