The Haven Of Rest

My soul in sad exile was out on life’s sea,

So burdened with sin and distrest,,

Till I heard a sweet voice, saying, “Make Me your choice”;

And I entered the Haven of Rest.

I yielded myself to His tender embrace,

And faith taking hold of the Word,

My fetters fell off, and I anchored my soul;

The Haven of Rest is my Lord.

The song of my soul, since the Lord made me whole,

Has been the old story so blest,

Of Jesus, who’ll save whosoever will have

A home in the Haven of Rest!

O come to the Savior, He patiently waits

To save by His power divine;

Come, anchor your soul in the Haven of Rest,

And say, “My Beloved is mine.”

Chorus

I’ve anchored my soul in the Haven of Rest,

I’ll sail the wide seas no more;

The tempest may sweep o'er the wild, stormy, deep,

In Jesus I’m safe evermore.

- Henry J. Gilmour -

 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, 

both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

Whither the forerunner is for us entered, 

even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

- Hebrews 6:19 & 20 -

And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, 

that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, 

and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by.

- Exodus 33:22 -

 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: 

but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

- Psalm 34-19 -

What stabilizers are to a ship in stormy water,

the conscious presence of Christ is to a Christian

during the storms and stresses of daily living.

The Scriptures teach that

"man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward." {Job 5:7}

It is our reaction to life's storms that reveals the level of our spiritual maturity.

Not only do we have the indwelling presence of Christ,

but we also have the assurance that Jesus Christ is in heaven today

interceding for us.

The author of this text, Henry J. Gilmour,

came to the United States from Ireland as a teenager.

He practiced dentistry for a number of years

and then spent the last twenty-five years of his life as a gospel musician.

He was a gifted soloist

and was greatly respected as a choir director.

- Kenneth W. Osbeck -

And the peace of God, 

which passeth all understanding, 

shall keep your hearts and minds 

through Christ Jesus.

- Philippians 4:7 -

Come unto me, 

all ye that labour and are heavy laden,

 and I will give you rest.

- Matthew 11:28 -

My dear friends,

may you have a glorious and blessed Sunday!