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| Text: | Sabbath Evening |
| Author: | Edmeston |
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 |
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