Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and *I* will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30
Where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us, become for ever a high priest according to the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 6:20
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Isaiah 28:12, Hebrews 4:9There is rest for the weary soul -
Matthew 11:28-30, Hebrews 5:9There is rest in the Saviour's love;
John 1:16,17, Acts 9:34There is rest in the grace that has made us whole,
Luke 15:4, Psalms 119:176And that seeketh out those who rove.
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Matthew 11:28-30, Ephesians 3:19There is rest in the tender love
1 Peter 2:21, Luke 13:33That has trodden our path below;
John 14:2,3, 1 Peter 1:4That has found us a place in the realms above,
Isaiah 53:4, Exodus 3:7Bu can now all our sorrows know.
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Matthew 8:26, Acts 15:11There is rest in the calming grace
Acts 2:2-4, Titus 2:11That flows out from these realms above,
1 John 3:2,3, 1 Corinthians 13:12O what rest in the thought - we shall see His face,
1 John 3:16, Revelation 3:9Who has giv'n us to know His love!
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John 11:33-35, Philippians 2:27There is rest in the midst of grief -
John 11:36, John 11:3,33For His grief was the proof of love;
John 16:22, John 11:3O 'tis sweet in that love now to find relief,
John 16:22, John 11:32When the sorrows of earth we prove.
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1 Peter 1:6-8, James 5:11There is rest in the Saviour's heart,
1 Peter 1:6-8, Mark 6:34Who would never turn grief away:
Romans 5:20, Romans 6:17,18But has found, in what sin once had made our part,
Romans 5:20, Romans 6:22The domain of His love's display.
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Matthew 11:30, Philippians 4:3There is rest in the blessèd yoke,
Luke 6:47, Romans 12:2And in proving no will but His,
Matthew 5:2,3, Luke 4:22While we learn from His path, and the words He spoke,
Revelation 3:10, 2 Thessalonians 3:5What that patience of Jesus is!
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1 Peter 2:21, Hebrews 6:20So where Jesus has gone before
John 14:4-6, Hebrews 12:1Is the path which we have to tread;
Revelation 21:4, Hebrews 4:9And it leads to the rest where all sorrow's o'er -
1 Peter 2:21, Hebrews 12:2To the place where His steps have led.