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I Love the Sunday School

I love the Sunday school, And on that holy day

Published in 12 hymnals

Representative Text

1 I love the Sunday school,
And on that holy day
My heart is often full,
When I attempt to pray.
With early steps I come,
to meet my teacher dear,--
Leaving my happy home
to seek instruction here.

2 I love the Sunday school,
The precious volume, too,
Which is the only rule
To teach me what to do:
Within it I behold
The rays of Gospel light,
Richer then gems of gold,
And more divinely bright.

3 I love the Sunday school,
And with that every child,
Would here his name enroll,
No more be rude and wild;
Wasting his precious time,
Spending his idle breath
In folly or in crime
Along the road to death.

4 I love the Sunday school,
And wish that all the earth
Might know, from pole to pole,
Its influence and worth:
And may God give me grace
A Saviour's name to love;
To see his smiling face
In mansions blest above.

Source: Linden Harp: a rare collection of popular melodies adapted to sacred and moral songs, original and selected. Illustrated. Also a manual of... #44

Text Information

First Line: I love the Sunday school, And on that holy day
Title: I Love the Sunday School
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I love, I love, I love the Sunday School
Publication Date: 1873
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)
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Hymns for Sunday Schools #38

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #107

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #107

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Linden Harp #44

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New Union Hymns #332

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Songs of the Bible for the Sunday School #87

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Songs of the Covenant #76

The Silver Song #d54

The Starry Crown of Sunday School Melodies #d39

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The Sweet Singer #6

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Young Singer's Friend #20

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