Sabbath

1Welcome, day of sweet repose!Blessed be thy sacred hours!We would trust the One who knowsAll our weak and failing powers. 2Welcome, day in Eden born!Holy rest for sinless man!Like the dawning of fair mornCome thy hours to us again. 3Welcome, day blessed by our Lord!Toil shall cease and anxious care.Day commanded by His word,Day for […]

1Holy Sabbath day of rest,By our Master richly blest,God created and divine,Set aside for holy time. RefrainYes, the holy Sabbath rest,By our God divinely blest,It to us a sign shall beThroughout all eternity. 2Seek not pleasures of this earth,With its folly, noise, and mirth,There are better things in store,Over on the other shore. 3As the

1O day of rest and gladness,O day of joy and light,O balm of care and sadness,most beautiful, most bright;on thee, the high and lowly,who bend before throne,sing, “Holy, holy, holy,”to the Eternal One. 2Thou art a port protectedfrom storms that round us rise;a garden intersectedwith streams of paradise;thou art a cooling fountainin life’s dry, dreary

1O day of rest and gladness,O day of joy and light,O balm of care and sadness,Most beautiful, most bright,On thee the high and lowlyBefore th’ eternal throneSing, “Holy, holy, holy,”To the Eternal One. 2Thou art a port protectedFrom storms that round us rise;A garden intersectedWith streams of paradise;Thou art a cooling fountainIn life’s dry dreary

1Safely through another weekGod has brought us on our way;Let us now a blessing seek,Waiting in His courts today;Day of all the week the best,Emblem of eternal rest:Day of all the week the best,Emblem of eternal rest. 2While we seek supplies of grace,Thro’ the dear Redeemer’s name,Show Thy reconciling face;Take away the sin and shame:From

1Crowning jewel of creation,Blest and hallowed, sanctified;Time and changes all transcending,Shared forever, glorified. RefrainBlessed Sabbath made for man,Gift from the Creator’s hand. 2Sin and sickness, prayer and weepingCease at close of earthly days;But Thy Sabbath is eternal,Joyful thanks to Thee we raise! 3Teach us Lord, in storm or sunshineHow to truly rest in Thee,May Thy

1The sacred anthem slowly rangAcross the fields of praise,When earth’s first Sabbath made completeAll creatures and all days. 2Walking with God, there,Woman and man together shareThe blessed Sabbath mood;And in that green and golden worldKnow all God’s works are good. 3But now in our diminished livesWe sing a blemished song;The earth is worn and disarrayedAnd

1Peace and healing on thy wing;And to every troubled breastSpeak of the divine behest:Thou shalt rest, Thou shalt rest! 2Earthly longings bid retire,Quench the passions’ hurtful fire;To the wayward, sin oppressed,Bring thou thy divine behest:Thou shalt rest, Thou shalt rest! 3Wipe from every cheek the tear,Banish care and silence fear;All things working for the best,Teach

1Light of light, enlighten me,Now anew the day is dawning;Sun of grace, the shadows flee;Brighten Thou my Sabbath morning;With Thy joyous sunshine blest,Happy is my day of rest. 2Let me with my heart today,Holy, holy, holy, singing,Rapt awhile from earth away,All my soul to Thee up springing,Have a foretaste inward givenHow they worship Thee in