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There Remaineth A Rest
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Oct 1, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Donald Lawrence quotes Hebrews 4:9 directly as the song's title and refrain: "there remaineth a rest for the people of God." "Everything you will ever need was provided at Calvary" ties that rest to a specific historical event rather than leaving it as a future hope disconnected from the present.
"Cursed is any man that hangeth on a tree, Jesus Christ took on this curse just for you and me" lifts Galatians 3:13 almost directly, Paul's own application of Deuteronomy's curse language to the crucifixion. "Now that you know that it's finished, come on by faith, let's go in it" echoes Jesus's own last words from the cross, "it is finished," treating entry into the rest as something available now rather than only promised for later.
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There remaineth a rest, a rest
For the people of God
A promise, a finished work
And we must guard it with our hearts
Everything you will ever need
Was provided at Calvary
There remaineth a rest, there is a rest
There remaineth a rest, there is a rest
A rest, a finished work of the Lord
There remaineth a rest, a rest
For the people of God
A promise, a finished work
And we must guard it with our hearts
Everything you will ever need
Was provided at Calvary
There remaineth a rest, there is a rest
There remaineth a rest, there is a rest
A rest, a finished work of the Lord
Cursed is any man that hangeth on a tree
Jesus Christ took on this curse just for you and me
A curse is defined as poverty, sickness and death
When Jesus said it is finished He blessed us with his rest
There is a rest
There remaineth a rest, there is a rest
There remaineth a rest, there is a rest
A rest, a finished work of the Lord
Now that you know that it's finished
Come on by faith, let's go in it
Now that you know that it's finished
Come on by faith, let's go in it, go in it, go in it
Now that you know that it's finished
Come on by faith, let's go in it
Now that you know that it's finished
Come on by faith, let's go in it
There remaineth a rest, there is a rest
There remaineth a rest, there is a rest
A rest...
A finished work of the Lord
A finished work of the Lord
A finished work of the Lord