2 Rest, weary head!

Lie down to slumber in the peaceful tomb;

Light from above has broken through its gloom;

Here, in the place where once thy Saviour lay,

Where he shall wake thee on a future day,

Like a tired child upon its mother’s breast,

Rest, sweetly rest!

3 Rest, spirit free!

In the green pastures of the heavenly shore,

Where sin and sorrow can approach no more;