"Rest, weary heart! From all thy silent griefs and secret pain, Thy profitless regrets and longings vain; Wisdom and love have ordered all the past, All shall be blessedness and light at last; Cast off the cares that have so long opprest,— Rest, sweetly rest!"
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"Rest", st. 2. Thoughtful Hours (1863) p. 51
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Jane Laurie Borthwick
Jane Laurie Borthwick (9 April 1813 – 7 September 1897) was a Scottish hymn writer, translator of German hymns and a noble supporter of home and foreign missions. Borthwick published under the pseudonym: H. L. L. (Hymns from the Land of Luther). She worked closely with her sister, Sarah Laurie Findlater.
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