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Text:Sabbath Evening

85. Sabbath Evening

1 For the mercies of the day,
For this rest upon our way,
Thanks to thee alone be given,
Lord of earth and King of heaven!

2 Cold our services have been,
Mingled every prayer with sin:
But thou canst and wilt forgive;
By thy grace alone we live.

3 While this thorny path we tread,
May thy love our footsteps lead;
When our journey here is past,
May we rest with thee at last.

4 Let those earthly Sabbaths prove
Foretastes of our joys above;
While their steps thy children bend
To the rest which knows no end.

Text Information
First Line: For the mercies of the day
Title: Sabbath Evening
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Close of Service; Close of Worship; Evening
Notes: Public Domain.
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