Laudes Domini ‎#12

12. "Return, my soul!"

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

2 Oh, 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.

3 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.

4 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Another six days' work is done
• Title: "Return, my soul!"
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Opening of Service
• Notes: Public Domain.

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