Hymn
When the worn spirit wants repose
When the worn spirit wants repose,
And sighs her God to seek;
How sweet to hail the evening's close
That ends the weary week!
How sweet to hail the early dawn,
That opens on the sight
When first that soul-reviving morn
Sheds forth new rays of light!
Sweet day, thine hours too soon will cease;
Yet, while they gently roll,
Breathe, Heavenly Spirit, source of peace,
A Sabbath o'er my soul.
When will my pilgrimage be done,
The world's long week be o'er,
That Sabbath dawn which needs no sun,
That day which fades no more?
When the worn spirit wants repose — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/when-the-worn-spirit-wants-repose
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Who wrote When the worn spirit wants repose?
The words of When the worn spirit wants repose were written by James Edmeston; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 4 more hymns by James Edmeston, including Departing Missionaries and Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us.
Is When the worn spirit wants repose public domain?
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