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| Text: | Sweet is the day of sacred rest |
| Author: | Isaac Watts |
| Tune: | DEVOTION |
| Composer: | Alexander Johnson |
1 Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast.
O may my heart in tune be found,
Like David’s harp of solemn sound.
2 Then shall I share a glorious part,
When grace hath well refined my heart,
And fresh supplies of joy are shed,
Like holy oil, to cheer my head.
3 Then shall I see, and hear, and know
All I desired and wished below;
And ev’ry pow’r find sweet employ,
In that eternal world of joy.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Sweet is the day of sacred rest |
| Author: | Isaac Watts (1719) |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1991 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | DEVOTION |
| Composer: | Alexander Johnson (1818) |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Key: | C Major |
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