Light and Life ‎#8

8. The Sabbath Bell

1 At morning's dawn I love to hear
The Sabbath bell so fresh and clear:
And when the golden sun has set,
I love to bear its music yet.

Chorus:
The Sabbath bell! The Sabbath bell!
I love it well, I love it well;
I love the ding dong bell!

2 It makes the young hearts leap and sing
With sound of soft and pleasant ring,
For when it falls upon their ear,
They know the Sabbath school is near. [Chorus]

3 It calls the weary ones to rest,
And calms the sad and troubled breast;
With stirring peals that float abroad,
It makes the careless think of God. [Chorus]

4 O, may it ring, till everywhere
Its welcome music fills the air,
And earth, now wrapt in gloomy night,
Be crown'd with Sabbath's holy light. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: At morning's dawn I love to hear
• Title: The Sabbath Bell
• Author: Rev. E. H. Nevin
• Refrain First Line: The Sabbath bell! The Sabbath bell!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1881
• Copyright: Copyright, 1880, by Asa Hall.
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Arr. from "S. S. Gem." From "Wreath of Praise," by per.

Tune Information

• Name: [At morning's dawn I love to hear]
• Composer: Asa Hull
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.