They are at Rest (Elegy)

Edward Elgar, St John Henry Newman

They are at rest
We may not stir the heav'n of their repose
By rude invoking voice, or prayer addrest
In waywardness to those
Who in the mountain grots of Eden lie,
And hear the fourfold river as it murmurs by.

And soothing sounds
Blend with the neighb'ring waters as they glide
Posted along the haunted garden's bounds,
Angelic forms abide,
Echoing, as words of watch, o'er lawn and grove
The verses of that hymn which Seraphs chant above.

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The song “They are at Rest (Elegy)” by The Sixteen was composed by Edward Elgar, St John Henry Newman.

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