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1 Welcome, sweet day of rest,
That saw the Lord arise;
Welcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes!
2 The King Himself comes near
And feasts His saints to-day;
Here we may sit, and see Him here,
And love, and praise, and pray.
3 One day of prayer and praise
His sacred courts within,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasurable sin.
4 My willing soul would stay
In such a frame as this,
And wait to hail the brighter day
To everlasting bliss.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Welcome, sweet day of rest |
| Meter: | S. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1871 |
| Topic: | The Lord's Day and Public Worship |
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