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| Text: | How sweet the light of Sabbath eve! |
| Author: | James Edmeston |
| Tune: | HURSLEY |
| Composer: | Peter Ritter |
1 How sweet the light of Sabbath eve!
How soft the sunbeams lingering there!
For these blest hours the world I leave,
Wafted on wings of faith and prayer.
2 Season of rest! the tranquil soul
Feels the sweet calm, and melts in love;
And while these sacred moments roll,
Faith sees a smiling heaven above.
3 Nor will our days of toil be long;
Our pilgrimage will soon be trod;
And we shall join the ceaseless song,
The endless Sabbath of our God.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | How sweet the light of Sabbath eve! |
| Author: | James Edmeston |
| Publication Date: | 1886 |
| Topic: | The Christian: Family Devotion |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HURSLEY |
| Composer: | Peter Ritter |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Key: | F Major or modal |
| Notes: | Alternate tunes: #101, 212, or 914. |
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