The God that made the earth

1The God that made the earth,
And all the worlds on high,
Who gave all creatures birth,
In earth, and sea, and sky,
After six days in work employed,
Upon the seventh a rest enjoyed.

2This Sabbath-day was blessed,
Hallowed, and sanctified;
It was Jehovah's rest,
And so it must abide;
'T was set apart before the fall,
'T was made for man, 't was made for all.

3And when from Sinai's mount,
Amidst the fire and smoke,
Jehovah did recount
His precepts, and all his precepts spoke,
He claimed the rest-day as his own,
And wrote it with his law on stone.

4The Son of God appeared
With tidings of great joy;
God's people he revered,
He came not to destroy;
None of the law was set aside,
But every tittle ratified.

5Our Saviour did not die
To render null and void
The law of the Most High,
Which cannot be destroyed;