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Sweet Day of Rest

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Nov 12, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 44.

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Sweet Day of Rest

By Delwin Rees Buckner

By Delwin Rees Buckner
It is the hallowed day of peace and rest, And yet wee, powdered, blossom-scented bees Buzz busily among the apple-trees; The oriole, with sunset-painted breast, Seeks flakes of fleece with which to line her nest; While, in the lawn, keen-scented antlets seize Stray cracker crums to cram their granaries, Lest winter come as an unwelcome guest. Yea, even God Himself doth work, else would The worlds not whirl around in dizzy space, Thus disconcerting the Eternal's plan. But O, how wonderfully wise and good Is He, who through His boundless love and grace Hath set apart a Sabbath day for man!