He sleeps in Jesus — peaceful rest —
Representative text
As printed in The Church Hymnal (1941), no. 494 — the newest hymnal carrying it.
Verse 1
He sleeps in Jesus — peaceful rest — No mortal strife invades his breast; No pain, nor sin, nor woe, nor care, Can reach the silent slumberer there.
Verse 2
He lived his Saviour to adore, And meekly all his sufferings bore: He loved, and all resigned to God, Nor murmured at His chastening rod.
Verse 3
"Does earth attract thee here?" they cried; The dying Christian thus replied, While pointing upward to the sky, "My treasure is laid up on high."
Verse 4
He sleeps in Jesus — soon to rise, When the last trump shall rend the skies; Then burst the fetters of the tomb, To wake in full, immortal bloom.
Verse 5
He sleeps in Jesus — cease thy grief; Let this afford thee sweet relief, That, freed from death's triumphant reign, In heaven he will live again.