The Hymnal ‎#42

42. Another six days' work is done

1. Another six days' work is done,
Another Sabbath is begun;
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day thy God hath blest.

2. Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns
So sweet a rest to wearied minds,
Provides an antepast of heaven,
And gives this day the food of seven.

3. O that our thoughts and thanks may rise,
As grateful incense to the skies;
And draw from heaven that sweet repose
Which none but he that feels it knows.

4. This heavenly calm within the breast
Is the dear pledge of glorious rest
Which for the Church of God remains,
The end of cares, the end of pains.

5. In holy duties let the day
In holy pleasures, pass away:
How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend
In hope of one that ne'er shall end.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Another six days' work is done
• Author: Rev. Joseph Stennett (publ. 1732)
• Publication Date: 1895
• Source: Ash and Evan's Coll. 1769, alt.

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