Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exodus 20:8
Words: Fanny Crosby, in Pure Gold, by Robert Lowry & W. Howard Doane (New York: Biglow & Main, 1871).
Music: William B. Bradbury (🔊 pdf nwc).
Don’t forget the Sabbath,
The Lord our God hath blest,
Of all the week the brightest,
Of all the week the best;
It brings repose from labor,
It tells of joy divine,
Its beams of light descending,
With heav’nly beauty shine.
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Welcome, welcome, ever welcome,
Blessèd Sabbath day,
Welcome, welcome, ever welcome,
Blessèd Sabbath day.
Keep the Sabbath holy,
And worship Him today,
Who said to His disciples,
I am the living way
;
And if we meekly follow
Our Savior here below,
He’ll give us of the fountain
Whose streams eternal flow.
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Day of sacred pleasure!
Its golden hours we’ll spend
In thankful hymns to Jesus,
The children’s dearest friend;
O gentle, loving, Savior,
How good and kind Thou art,
How precious is Thy promise
To dwell in every heart!
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