Heaven Will Bring Me Sweeter Rest : Selected Works of Henry Francis Lyte (Paperback)

In the 1800s, Henry Francis Lyte made his mark in the world of poetry, imbuing his words with hope against all odds. His output of poems and hymns spoke to the common man and the gospel of God.In Heaven Will Bring Me Sweeter Rest, Lyte's works are presented in all their heartfelt glory. These hymns and poems help illuminate an undying faith in a world beset by darkness. Like many poets of the Romantic Age, his works broke down the wall between the mind and the heart. With an ear towards sentimentality, Lyte manages to avoid mawkishness in these beautifully crafted works.Lyte's poems and hymns are perfectly suited for devotional use and personal worship. They straddle the line between sentimentality and realism to present a unique view of the world and God Himself. Lyte understood better than most that God is not an accessory meant to adorn our abundance. Rather, He is the life raft we cling to when the clouds darken and we are adrift at sea. Heaven Will Bring Me Sweeter Rest directs the reader to look forward to a city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.