440. L.M. THE DAY GOD MADE. 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, 4 When grace hath well refined my heart, 5 Sin, my worst enemy before, Shall vex my eyes and ears no more; 6 Then shall I see, and hear, and know, And while they feast upon his grace, Their burdens and their griefs forget. 4 We thank thee for thy day, O Lord; Here we thy promised presence seek: Open thy hand with blessings stored, And give us manna for the week. 435. THE LORD'S DAY. L. M. Duke Street-Morning Hymn-Philadelphia. 1 Another six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun: Return, my soul; enjoy thy rest; 2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns 3 O! that our thoughts and thanks may rise As grateful incense to the skies; And draw from heaven that sweet repose Which none, but he that feels it, knows. 4 In holy duties let the day, In holy pleasures, pass away: 436. THE LORD'S DAY. C. M. Saxony-Harrington-Manchester. 1 Again the Lord of life and light Unseals the eyelids of the morn, 2 Ở what a night was that which wrapt O what a Sun, which broke, this day, 3 This day be grateful homage paid, 4 Ten thousand thousand lips shall join, Which scatters blessings from its wings, 437. THE LORD'S DAY. L. M. Kent2-St. Pancras-Hungary. 1 Dear is the hallowed morn to me, 2 And dear to me the winged hour, 4 And dear the rustic harmony, Sung with the pomp of village art! The music of a thankful heart. 5 In secret I have often prayed, And still the anxious tears would fall; The fire descends, and dries them all. 6 Oft when the world, with iron hands, Has bound me in its six-days' chain, This bursts them, like the strong man's bands, And lets my spirit loose again. 7 Then dear to me the Sabbath-morn; The village bells, the shepherd's voice; These oft have found my heart forlorn, And always bid that heart rejoice. 8 Go, man of pleasure, strike thy lyre, 438. THE HEAVENLY SABBATH. St. Ambrosel-Winchester-Stourbridge. L. M. The songs which from thy people rise. 2 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love; But there's a nobler rest above; To that our labouring souls aspire: |