Hi Donna, Just went through several old hymn books --- Closest I find is one entitled "Resting in Faith" 1st line - "Tis faith in god that only can, A perfect peacful glow, Give to the heart of weary man, while toiling here below. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Burdick" <dburdick@stny.rr.com> To: <nymadiso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: [NYMADISO] Music for "Rest in Heaven" > List Members: > > Does anyone know where I could find the actual music for a hymn that was > sometimes called "Rest in Heaven"? My great grandmother sang this at the > funeral of former slave William (Billy) Smith in Peterboro in 1923. > > I think it might actually have been the hymn "And is There, Lord, a Rest?" > but that it was called by some people "Rest in Heaven." I've already > found the words but can't find the music. > > Thanks, Donna Burdick > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >