526. 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 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.

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First Line: Welcome, sweet day of rest
Author: Watts
Meter: S. M.
Publication Date: 1873
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: The Christian Church: The Sabbath; Day of Rest
Notes: Public Domain.
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