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Text:Sabbath Evening
Author:Edmeston

462. Sabbath Evening

Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve,
And soft the sunbeam lingering there;
Those sacred hours this low earth leave,
Wafted on wings of praise and prayer.

The time, how lovely and how still!
Peace shines and smiles on all below;
The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill,
All fair with evening’s setting glow!

Season of rest! the tranquil soul
Feels thy sweet calm, and melts in love;
And while these sacred moments roll,
Faith sees a smiling heaven above.

Thou God of mercy, swift to hear,
More swift than man to tell his need;
Be Thou to us, this evening, near,
And to Thy fount our spirits lead!

Text Information
First Line: Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve
Title: Sabbath Evening
Author: Edmeston
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1866
Notes: Public Domain.
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