I Have Slept the Long Rest
written by Johanna Greenlaw

 

                I have slept the long rest

      Of one who is weary.

      In the arms of my king

      I have dreamt and still dream

      As he protects and defends.

                                            My king, my savior has fought.

                                   He has gone before me-

                                   Our enemy is one and the same.

 

      Never do I fear pain,

      There is no reason.

      I will not be moved

      From this embrace.

                                            If there is a time when

                                   I will have to face life

                                  My Lord will see all things.

                                  He is the I am.

                             

                                   In my heart there is peace

                                   Unlike any I have known.

                                   There is understanding

                                   Like nothing I have found.

                                   I walk daily in the comfort

                                   That my life is His.