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SDAH 384
Safely through another week
God has brought us on our way;
Let us now a blessing seek,
Waiting in His courts today;
Text
1
Safely through another week
God 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.
2
While we seek supplies of grace,
Thro’ the dear Redeemer’s name,
Show Thy reconciling face;
Take away the sin and shame:
From our worldly cares set free,
May we rest this day in Thee:
From our worldly cares set free,
May we rest this day in Thee.
3
When the more shall bid us rise,
May we feel Thy presence near;
May Thy glory meet our eyes,
While we in Thy house appear:
Here afford us, Lord, a taste
Of our everlasting feast:
Here afford us, Lord, a taste
Of our everlasting feast.
4
May the gospel’s joyful sound
Conquer sinners, comfort saints;
Make the fruits of grace abound,
Bring relief to all complaints:
Thus may all our Sabbaths be,
Till we we rise to reign with Thee.
Thus may all our Sabbaths be,
Till we we rise to reign with Thee.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Heb 4:9
Author
John Newton (1725-1807), alt.
Year Published
1774
Hymn Tune
SABBATH
Metrical Number
7.7.7.7.7.7.
Composer
Lowell Mason (1792-1872)
Year Composed
1824
Hymn Score
Piano Accompaniment
Notes
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The lyrics of the hymn says, “ From our worldly cares set free, may we rest this day in Thee”. Sabbath was made for us that we may experientially value God’s creation and to learn to have a balanced life by resting on the seventh-day.
-Notes for SS Lesson 4th Quarter 2020 “Education.” Lesson 12 -Sabbath: Experiencing and Living the Character of God (Wednesday)
Sabbath is God’s gift to us. God gave us six days to work but on the seventh day He commanded us to rest. Sabbath s also a time for us to remember how God safely guide us throughout the week. (Lesson 11, 1st Quarter 2021 -Thursday, A Time for Us, 3/11/2021)
Praise God, by His grace another week has passed and we’ve come to the day that God has blessed, hollowed, and sanctified for us. Indeed. God has given us the Sabbath to be a sign that it is He who blesses and sanctifies us as His people. (Lesson 9, 2nd Quarter 2021 – Tuesday, Covenant Sign, 5/25/2021)
This hymn was written in 1774 by John Newton (1795-1807); see Biographies) and published in that year. Later it was collected in the Olney Hymns, by Newton and Cowper (see SDAH 107), 1779, as No. XL, Book II. It had five stanzas and was entitled “Saturday Evening,” which to Newton was the time immediately preceding the day of rest, in harmony with the Levitical custom: from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath” (Lev. 23:32). This is made clear in the original fourth line of stanza 1, which was “On the approaching Sabbath day.” Then line 6 of stanza 2 was “May we rest this night in Thee,” i.e., Saturday night! Hence the beginning of stanza 3: “When the morn,” i.e., Sunday Morning.
SABBATH was composed in 1824 and so named for the words by Lowell Mason (1972-1872; see Biographies).
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