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Sabbath Morning

O the Sabbath morning, beautiful and bright

Author: J. W. Sampson
Published in 20 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Oh, the Sabbath morning, beautiful and bright,
Joyfully we hail its welcome, golden light;
All the gloomy shadows chasing far away,
Bringing us the pleasant day.

Chorus:
Day, so calm and holy, day so near to heaven;
Blessed day a Father's boundless love has given;
Oh, the Sabbath morning, beautiful and bright,
Glad we hail its golden light.

2 All the days of labor ended, one by one,
Glad are we the six days' work is past and gone;
Glad to have a day of sweet and holy rest,
'Tis the day that God has blest. [Chorus]

3 Let us spend the moments of this holy day,
So that when at last they all have passed away,
Sweet 'twill be to think the quiet Sabbath ev'n
Brings us one day nearer heaven. [Chorus]


Source: Minnetonka Songs: for Sabbath Schools, compiled especially for the Minnetonka Sabbath-School Assembly #102

Author: J. W. Sampson

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Text Information

First Line: O the Sabbath morning, beautiful and bright
Title: Sabbath Morning
Author: J. W. Sampson
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Day calm and holy, day nearest heaven
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 20 of 20)
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Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other services #16

Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d233

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Every Sabbath #10

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Fresh Leaves for the use of Sabbath Schools #13

Fruits and Flowers #d106

Happy Voices #d144

Maynard's Sabbath School Echo. 6th ed. of Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns, with an Appendix #d157

Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns. 4th ed. #d135

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Minnetonka Songs #102

Select Hymns for the use of the Mission School of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church #d73

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Songs for Service #170

Songs for the New Life #d495

The Anniversary and Sunday School Music Book No. 1-5 #d125

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The Christian Harp and Sabbath School Songster #108

The Confederate Sunday School Hymn Book #d91

The Hymns of "Happy Voices" (without music) #d145

The Sabbath Chimes #d195

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The Sabbath School Bell #130a

The Southern Zion's Songster #d73

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Young Singer's Friend #a20

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