The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes ‎#4

4. Welcome, sweet day of rest

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, amid the place
Where God, my God, hath been.
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Within the tents of 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
• Publication Date: 1865
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: STATE STREET
• Composer: J. C. Woodman
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: A♭ Major