Thine ho­ly day’s re­turn­ing
Our hearts ex­ult to see,
And, with de­vo­tion burn­ing,
Ascend, our God, to Thee.

Today, with pur­est plea­sure,
Our thoughts from earth with­draw;
We search for sac­red trea­sure,
We learn Thy ho­ly law.

We join to sing Thy prais­es,
God of the Sab­bath day!
Each voice in glad­ness rais­es,
Its loud­est, sweet­est lay.

Thy rich­est mer­cies shar­ing,
O fill us with Thy love!
By grace our souls pre­par­ing
For nob­ler praise above.