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THE SABBATH

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 19, 1860

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 16, No. 5.

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THE SABBATH.

By A. L. Wilkinson

HAIL, sacred day, divinely blessed, We joy at thy return; We would obey our God's behest, And from our labor turn. How sweet when six days' work is past, To turn from worldly care; And find a full and rich repast, In humble earnest prayer.
O Lord upon thy holy day, Give us thy Spirit's aid; O fill our hearts with love, we pray, On thee our thoughts be stayed. Help us to worship thee aright, Thy honor do we seek; Thy Sabbath, Lord, is our delight, Thy glory we bespeak.
And when we meet to worship thee, O may our thoughts be calm; O grant us Lord full liberty, Pour on us heavenly balm. Thou knowest all our cares and pains, Thou knowest all our feeble state; O grant us Lord refreshing rains, Our hearts with graces freight.
Lord we would faithful do thy will, Help us to keep thy day; Guide us to Zion's holy hill, O may we never stray. And when our labors here are past, May we all meet above; Then enter on the heavenly rest, And be with Him we love.
A. L. Wilkinson.
Owasso, Mich.