Sweet is the Sabbath of the Lord

1Sweet is the Sabbath of the Lord
To those who in his law delight;
Who love the precepts of his word,
And tread the narrow path of right.

2This holy day Jehovah blessed
Ere sorrow, pain, or death were born,
And sanctified it for his rest
In glad creation's sinless morn.

3It speaks of him whose wondrous might
The heavens and earth from nothing made;
Who formed the glorious orbs of light,
And the deep sea's foundations laid.

4Its sacred hours, ye saints of God,
Remember with exceeding joy;
And through obedience to his word
Your love for your Creator prove.

5And, when, immortalized we see
The treasures of the new earth bright;
God's holy Sabbath still shall be
A source of blessing and delight.