SDA Hymnal 393
Lord of the Sabbath
Tune: PARK STREET
1Lord of the Sabbath and its light,
I hail Thy hallowed day of rest;
It is my weary soul's delight,
The solace of my careworn breast,
The solace of my careworn breast.
2O sacred day of peace and joy,
Thy hours are ever dear to me;
Ne'er may a sinful thought destroy
The holy calm I find in thee,
The holy calm I find in thee.
3How sweetly now they glide along!
How hallowed is the calm they yield!
Transporting is their rapturous song,
And heavenly visions seem revealed,
And heavenly visions seem revealed.
4O Jesus, let me ever hail
Thy presence with the day of rest;
Then will Thy servant never fail
To deem Thy Sabbath doubly blest,
To deem Thy Sabbath doubly blest.
- Tune
- PARK STREET
- Also sung to
- Park Street. L. M. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #212)
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.9.9
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABABB
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