“When the Weary, Seeking Rest...”
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:
Refrain
Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry
In Heav’n, Thy dwelling place on high.
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;
Refrain
Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry
In Heav’n, Thy dwelling place on high.
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 suppliant knee;
When the solider on the field
Lifts his heart to Thee:
Refrain
Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry
In Heav’n, Thy dwelling place on high.
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 the joys intent,
Name the blessed Name:
Refrain
Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry
In Heav’n, Thy dwelling place on high.
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:
Refrain
Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry
In Heav’n, Thy dwelling place on high.
When creation in her pangs,
Heaves her heavy groan;
When Thy Salem’s exiled sons
Breathe their bitter moan;
When Thy Church, in patient faith,
Looking for a home,
Sendeth up her silent sigh—
“Come, Lord Jesus, come:”
Refrain
Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry
In Heav’n, Thy dwelling place on high.
