Hymns for Second Advent Believers 124
SABBATH HYMNS
1THE light of Sabbath eve
Is fading fast away;
What record will it for us leave,
To crown the closing day.
2Is it a Sabbath spent,
Of fruitless time destroyed?
Or have these moments to us lent,
Been sacredly employed.
3To waste these Sabbath hours,
O may we never dare;
Nor desecrate with words of ours
These sacred days of prayer.
4But may our Sabbaths here
Inspire our hearts with love;
And prove a blessed foretaste clear,
Of that sweet rest above.
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- 6.6.8.6
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Verse 1
THE light of Sabbath eve˘/˘/˘/6A
Is fading fast away;˘/˘/˘/6B
What record will it for us leave,˘˘/˘˘˘˘/8A
To crown the closing day.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
Is it a Sabbath spent,˘˘˘/˘/6A
Of fruitless time destroyed?˘/˘/˘/6B
Or have these moments to us lent,˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Been sacredly employed.˘/˘˘˘/6B
Verse 3
To waste these Sabbath hours,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
O may we never dare;˘˘˘/˘/6B
Nor desecrate with words of ours˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
These sacred days of prayer.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 4
But may our Sabbaths here˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Inspire our hearts with love;///˘/˘/7B
And prove a blessed foretaste clear,˘/˘/˘//7A
Of that sweet rest above.˘˘//˘/6B
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