Hymn: When the weary, seeking rest
- Title: When the Weary, Seeking Rest
- First Line: When the weary, seeking rest
- Hymnal: The Hymnal: Revised and Enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892
- Denomination: (Protestant) Episcopal Church
- Publisher: The Century Co.
- Publication Date: 1894
Author(s)
- Author Name: Horatius Bonar
- Born: 1808
- Died: 1889
- Gender: M
Full Text
1 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: Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high. 2 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: Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high. 3 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 fervent knee; When the soldier on the field, Lifts his heart to Thee: Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high. 4 When the child, with loving heart, Youth, or maiden fair; When the aged, trusting still, 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: Hear then in love, O Lord, the cry In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high. Amen.