My Sabbath Home

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Sweet Sabbath school, more dear to me

Author: C. R. Blackall
Tune: [Sweet Sabbath School! more dear to me]
Published in 30 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Sweet Sabbath School! more dear to me
Than fairest palace dome,
My heart e'er turns with joy to thee,
My own dear Sabbath Home.

Chorus:
Sabbath home! blessed home!
Sabbath home! blessed home!
My heart o'er turns with joy to thee,
My own dear Sabbath Home.

2 Here first my wilful, wand'ring heart,
The way of life was shown,
Here first I sought the better part,
And gained a Sabbath Home. [Chorus]

3 Here Jesus stood with loving voice,
Entreating me to come,
And make of Him my only choice,
In this dear Sabbath Home. [Chorus]

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #608

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Author: C. R. Blackall

Blackall, Christopher Ruby, M.D., born in New York State, 1830, and educated for the medical profession. For 15 years he followed his profession, including service in the army during the civil war. Subsequently he managed, for 14 years, a branch of the Baptist Publication Society, taking at the same time great interest in Sunday School work. He edited the Advanced Bible Lesson Quarterly, for 3 years, and also Our Little Ones. 1. The prize is set before us. Heaven anticipated. This is one of Dr. Blackall's most popular hymns for children. It was written in 1874 for the Sunday School of 2nd Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois, and set to music by H. R. Palmer. It first appeared in Palmer's Songs of Love for the Bible School, 1874, fro… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Sweet Sabbath school, more dear to me
Title:	My Sabbath Home
Author:	C. R. Blackall
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Sabbath home, blessed home
Notes:	German translations: See O Sonntagsschule teurer mir" by George W. Reitz, "O Sonntagsschule teurer mir"
Copyright:	Public Domain