The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church 526. Welcome, sweet day of rest

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The Voice of Praise‎#526

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Text:	Welcome, sweet day of rest
Author:	Watts

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 we may sit and see him here,
And love, and praise, and pray.

3 One day amidst the place
Which Jesus dwells within,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasurable 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
Author:	Watts
Meter:	S. M.
Publication Date:	1873
Scripture:	Psalm 27:4-5 ; Psalm 84:10 ; Psalm 118:24 ; Isaiah 58:13 ; Revelation 1:10
Topic:	The Christian Church: The Sabbath; Day of Rest