Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books ‎#II.XIV

II.XIV. The Lord's day: or delight in ordinances

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 may we sit and see him here,
And love, and praise, and pray.

3 One day within the place
Where my dear God hath been,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasurable sin.

4 My willing soul would stay
In such a frame as this,
And sit and sing herself away
To everlasting bliss.

Text Information

• First Line: Welcome, sweet day of rest
• Title: The Lord's day: or delight in ordinances
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793

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