Text 1As birds unto the genial homeland fly,The winter’s cold and low’ring skies to flee,So seeks my soul Thy gracious presence hereAnd finds, O God, its rest and peace in Thee. 2Here at Thy shrine we leave all vexing care,For get the disappointment, grief and tear,And on the wings of hopeful song and prayerWe rise,…
Tag: Sabbath
Text 1Far from all care we hail the Sabbath morning;O’er waving fields and from the distant seaSwell notes of praise in harmony resoundingAs all creation turns her heart to Thee. 2Though man alone, Lord, of Thy great creationFails now to laud Thee for Thy love and power,Yet still a remnant love Thee and rememberThy holy…
Text 1Lord of the Sabbath and its light,I hail Thy hallowed day of rest;It is my weary soul’s delight,The solace of my careworn breast,The solace of my careworn breast. 2O sacred day of peace and joy,Thy hours are ever dear to me;Ne’er may a sinful thought destroyThe holy calm I find in thee,The holy calm…
Text 1Dear Lord, we come at set of sun,And at Your feet we kneelTo worship You, Creator, King,This day, Your sign and seal. 2Our earthly tasks we lay aside,According to Your Word,To enter now Your holy rest,The Sabbath of the Lord. 3Sweet Sabbath rest, your sacred hoursAre as a golden chainThat reaches back to Eden’s…
Text 1Welcome, welcome, day of rest,To the world in kindness given;Welcome to this humble breast,As the beaming light from heaven. 2Day of calm and sweet repose,Gently now thy moments run;Balm to soothe our cares and woes,Till our labor here is done. 3Holy day that most we prize,Day of solemn praise and prayer,Day to make the…
Text 1We love Thy Sabbath, Lord,And worship at Thy will;Oh may these hours sweet peace affordAnd deeper faith instill. 2Thine angels sang for joyCration’s work to see;We too, this day, would raise our heartsIn grateful praise to Thee. 3Praise for Thy wondrous love,That sealed this sacred day,A sign that all may understandWe own Thy sovereign…
Text 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…
Text 1Don’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 heavenly beauty shine. RefrainWelcome, welcome, ever welcome,Blessed Sabbath day,Welcome, welcome, ever welcome,Blessed Sabbath day. 2Keep the Sabbath holy,And worship Him today,Who said to…
Text 1Come, O Sabbath day and bringPeace 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…
Text 1The sacred anthem slowly rangAcross the fields of praise,When earth’s first Sabbath made completeAll creatures and all days.Walking with God, there,Woman and man together shareThe blessed Sabbath mood;And in that green and golden worldKnow all God’s works are good. 2But now in our diminished livesWe sing a blemished song;The earth is worn and disarrayedAnd…