Hymn
The Rest of Faith
- Writer
- Charles Wesley
- Theme
- Faith
Lord, I believe a rest remains
To all Thy people known,
A rest where pure enjoyment reigns,
And Thou art loved alone.
I rest upon His promise, sure;
I come, I wait, to prove
The cleansing of my heart from sin,
The fullness of His love.
A rest where all our soul’s desire
Is fixed on things above;
Where fear, and sin, and grief expire,
Cast out by perfect love.
Oh! that I now the rest might know,
Believe, and enter in!
Now, Saviour, now the pow’r bestow,
And let me cease from sin.
Remove this hardness from my heart,
This unbelief remove:
To me the rest of faith impart,
The Sabbath of Thy love.
The Rest of Faith — Text from Beulah Songs, 1879. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-rest-of-faith
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Rest of Faith?
The words of The Rest of Faith were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1879. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Longing For Still Closer Communion and What Sin Hath Done.
Is The Rest of Faith public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Beulah Songs, published in 1879. 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 meter of The Rest of Faith?
The Rest of Faith is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O Where Are Kings and Empires Now?, This Do In Remembrance of Me and Faith in Christ For Pardon and Sanctification.