SABBATH HYMN

1DELIGHTFUL day! First gift of Heaven
To man, of Eden then possessed,
Jehovah's Rest-day, kindly given,
That all his creatures might be blessed.

2Memorial of Creation's King,
We welcome now thy glad return;
And While His praise we join to sing,
Our hearts with love and rapture burn.

3We bless thy name Almighty Lord,
We love the keep-sake thou hast given;
Our voices raise, with one accord,
In honor of the King of Heaven.

4All praise to Jesus, by whose blood
We are redeemed from sin and death,
Give glory to the Son of God—
Praise him all creatures that have breath.

5By sin, we were exposed to wrath—
He died for us, that he might draw
Our wandering feet to virtue's path,
Where we may keep God's holy law.

6That law shall still be our delight,
The holy Sabbath is a part,
And when we gain that world so bright,
All flesh will keep it with one heart.