BOLTON 7s, 6s. D. J. Walch The dawn of God's new Sabbath Breaks o'er the earth a-gain, As some sweet summer morning After a night of pain. 3 THE dawn of God's new Sabbath It comes as cooling showers 2 Lord, we would bring our burden So few true conquests won. MENDEBRAS 7s, 6s. D. 3 Yet still, O Lord long-suffering, Still grant us in our need Here in Thy holy presence The saving name to plead ; And on Thy day of blessings, Within Thy temple walls, To foretaste the pure worship Of Zion's golden halls: 4 Until in joy and gladness We reach that home at last, When life's short week of sorrow And sin and strife is past; When angel-hands have gathered The first ripe fruit for Thee, O Father, Son, and Spirit, Most Holy Trinity! Ada Cambridge Cross 1866 L. Mason NEANDER 8s, 75, 7. J. Neander 4 OPEN now thy gates of beauty, Waits for Him who answers prayer; 2 Yes, my God, I come before Thee, To my heart, O enter Thou, 3 Here Thy praise is gladly chanted, Here Thy seed is duly sown, Let my soul, where it is planted, Bring forth precious sheaves alone, So that all I hear may be Fruitful unto life in me. 4 Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee, Let Thy will be done indeed; May I undisturbed draw near Thee While Thou dost Thy people feed; Here of Life the Fountain flows, Here is balm for all our woes. Benjamin Schmolck 1704 Tr. by Catherine Winkworth 1863 Day of all the week the best, Em-blem of e-ter-nal rest; Day of all the week the best, Em-blem of e- ter-nal rest. SAFELY, through another week, Let us now a blessing seek, Waiting in His courts to-day: Day of all the week the best, Emblem of eternal rest. 2 While we pray for pardoning grace, Through the dear Redeemer's name, Show Thy reconciléd face, Take away our sin and shame: From our worldly cares set free, May we rest this day in Thee. PARKER 7s, 6s. D. H. Parker To Thee, my God and Sav-iour, My heart ex-ult-ing sings, Re-joic-ing in Thy fa - vor, Al might-y King of kings: I'll cel -e-brate Thy glo-ry, With all Thy saints a-bove, And tell the joy-ful DALKEITH IOS. T. Hewlett Father, a- gain in Jesus' name we meet, And bow in pen-i-tence beneath Thy feet; A gain to Thee our fee-ble voic - es raise, To sue for mer-cy, and to sing Thy praise. A gain re- turns the day of ho-ly rest, Which, when He made the world, Je-hovah blessed; 246 24 When, like His own, He bade our la-bors cease, And all be piety, and all 4: LISCHER H. M. F. J. C. Schneider Wel-come, de-light-ful morn, Thou day of sacred rest hail thy kind re-turn; Lord, make these moments blest; From the low train of mor-tal toys, WELCOME, delightful morn, Thou day of sacred rest: I hail thy kind return; Lord, make these moments blest; From the low train of mortal toys, I soar to reach immortal joys. 2 Now may the King descend, And fill His throne of grace: Thy sceptre, Lord, extend, While saints address Thy face; Let sinners feel Thy quickening word, And learn to know and fear the Lord. 3 Descend, celestial Dove, With all Thy quickening powers, Disclose a Saviour's love, And bless these sacred hours; Then shall my soul new life obtain, Nor Sabbaths e'er be spent in vain. Hayward, in John Dobbell's Collection, 1806 II LORD of the worlds above, Thine earthly temples are! 2 O happy souls, that pray Where God appoints to hear; O happy men, that pay Their constant service there! They praise Thee still; and happy they, That love the way to Zion's hill. 3 They go from strength to strength, Till each in heaven appears: 12 AWAKE, ye saints, awake! And hail this sacred day: In loftiest songs of praise Your joyful homage pay: Isaac Watts 1719 Come, bless the day that God hath blest, The type of heaven's eternal rest. 2 On this auspicious morn The Lord of life arose; He burst the bars of death, And vanquished all our foes; 3 All hail, triumphant Lord! Heaven with hosannas rings, And earth, in humbler strains, Thy praise responsive sings: Worthy the Lamb, that once was slain, Through endless years to live and reign. Elizabeth Scott 1756 Thomas Cotterill 1810 |