1. Farewell, all earthly honors;I bid you all adieu;Farewell, all sinful pleasures;I want no more of you.I want my habitationIn that eternal home,Beyond the pow’rs of Satan,Where sin can never come.
There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest in heav’n.
2. I want my name engravenWith all the righteous ones,Who worship God the Father,Upon celestial thrones.For such eternal riches,I’m willing to pass throughAll needful tribulations,And count them my just due.
There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest in heav’n.
3. I’m willing to be chastenedAnd bear my daily cross;I’m willing to be partedfrom ev’ry kind of dross,Endure the fiery furnace,Till free from guilty strains,Till all alloy is meltedAnd naught but gold remains.
There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest in heav’n.
4. All earthly tribulationsAre but a moment here;And then if we prove faithful,A righteous crown we’ll wear.We shall be counted worthy,To mingle with the good,And minister in gloryBefore the throne of God.
There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest in heav’n.
5. There Christ himself has promisedA mansion to prepare,And all who love and serve him,The victor’s wreath shall wear.Bright crowns shall then be givenTo all the ransomed throng,And glory! glory! glory!Shall be the conqu’ror’s song.
There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest in heav’n,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest,There is sweet rest in heav’n.