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SABBATH EVENING.
Softly fades the twilight ray
Of the holy Sabbath day,
Gently as life's setting sun,
When the Christian's course is run.
Of the holy Sabbath day,
Gently as life's setting sun,
When the Christian's course is run.
Night her solemn mantle spreads
O'er the earth, as daylight fades;
Nature rests in sweet repose,
At the holy Sabbath's close.
O'er the earth, as daylight fades;
Nature rests in sweet repose,
At the holy Sabbath's close.
Peace is on the world abroad;
'T is the holy peace of God,—
Symbol of the peace within,
When the spirit rests from sin.
'T is the holy peace of God,—
Symbol of the peace within,
When the spirit rests from sin.
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Still the Spirit lingers near,
Where the evening worshipper
Seeks communion with the skies,
Pressing onward to the prize.
Where the evening worshipper
Seeks communion with the skies,
Pressing onward to the prize.
Saviour, may our Sabbaths be
Days of peace and joy in Thee,
Till in heaven our souls repose,
Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close.
Days of peace and joy in Thee,
Till in heaven our souls repose,
Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close.
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