When the Weary, Seeking Rest

 

VERSE 1

When the weary, seeking rest,

To Thy goodness flee;

When the heavy laden cast

All their load on Thee;

When the troubled, seeking peace,

On Thy Name shall call;

When the sinner, seeking life,

At Thy feet shall fall:

Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry

In Heav’n, Thy dwelling place on high.

 

VERSE 2

When the child, with grave fresh lip,

Youth, or maiden fair,

When the aged, weak and grey,

Seek Thy face in prayer;

When the widow weeps to Thee,

Sad and lone and low;

When the orphan brings to Thee

All his orphan woe:

 

VERSE 3

When the stranger asks a home,

All his toils to end;

When the hungry craveth food,

And the poor a friend;

When the sailor on the wave

Bows the fervent knee;

When the soldier on the field

Lifts his heart to Thee:

 

VERSE 4

When the man of toil and care,

In the city crowd,

When the shepherd on the moor,

Names the Name of God;

When the learned and the high

Tired of earthly fame,

Upon higher joys intent,

Name the blessed Name:

 

VERSE 5

When the worldling, sick at heart,

Lifts his soul above;

When the prodigal looks back

To his Father’s love;

When the proud man, in his pride,

Stoops to seek Thy face;

When the burdened brings his guilt

To Thy throne of grace:

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