Hymns and Tunes 1876 90
Thy holy Sabbath, Lord
1Thy holy Sabbath, Lord, Thy people hail with joy; Come, bring us what to hear thy word, Let praise and love employ.
2With sweet delight, the day That thou hast called your own, We hail, and all our homage pay To thee on sacred throne.
3Oh! may thy saints be blest; Assist us while we pray; May we enjoy a holy rest, And keep the sacred day.
4When Sabbaths here shall end, And from these courts we move, May we an endless Sabbath spend In heavenly courts above.
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- Radea (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #236)
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The verse
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- 26
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Thy holy Sabbath, Lord, Thy people hail with joy; Come, bring us what to hear thy word, Let praise and love employ.//˘/˘///˘/˘///˘˘˘/////˘/˘/26A
Verse 2
With sweet delight, the day That thou hast called your own, We hail, and all our homage pay To thee on sacred throne.˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/27A
Verse 3
Oh! may thy saints be blest; Assist us while we pray; May we enjoy a holy rest, And keep the sacred day.˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/26A
Verse 4
When Sabbaths here shall end, And from these courts we move, May we an endless Sabbath spend In heavenly courts above.//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/27A
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