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THE LORD'S DAY.
Pleasant is the day of rest,
Of the happy week the best;
Care and sorrow leave the breast
On the Sabbath day.
Of the happy week the best;
Care and sorrow leave the breast
On the Sabbath day.
Brightest beams the sun afar,
Sweetest is the evening star,
Fairest Nature's glories are,
On the Sabbath day!
Sweetest is the evening star,
Fairest Nature's glories are,
On the Sabbath day!
With the good I love to go
Where Salvation's tidings flow,
Breathing heaven while here below,
On the Sabbath day!
Where Salvation's tidings flow,
Breathing heaven while here below,
On the Sabbath day!
Precious is the Sabbath-school,
Kind and gentle every rule,
Every scene of mercy full,
On the Sabbath day!
Kind and gentle every rule,
Every scene of mercy full,
On the Sabbath day!
Saviour, may I learn of Thee,
Meek and mild and good to be,
While Thy teachings come to me
Every Sabbath day!
Meek and mild and good to be,
While Thy teachings come to me
Every Sabbath day!
Guide me to the world above,
By Thy Spirit and Thy love;
May I all the joys improve,
Of the Sabbath day!
By Thy Spirit and Thy love;
May I all the joys improve,
Of the Sabbath day!
Holier await the just,
When they leave this mortal dust;
Teach me, Lord, in Thee to trust,
On the Sabbath day!
When they leave this mortal dust;
Teach me, Lord, in Thee to trust,
On the Sabbath day!
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