Worship — Opening Hymns
When, as returns this solemn day
- No. 10
- Words Anna L. Barbauld.
- Singing key A♭ major
- 3 stanzas
Sung to ORTONVILLE (hymn 120)
Words
⤢ Full screenWhen, as returns this solemn day,Man comes to meet his God,What rites, what honors shall he pay?How spread his praise abroad?
From marble domes and gilded spiresShall clouds of incense rise?And gems, and gold, and garlands deckThe costly sacrifice?
Vain, sinful man! creation's LordThy offerings well may spare;But give thy heart, and thou shalt findThy God will hear thy prayer.
About this hymn
As printed Text-only hymn (right column, below hymn 9; complete on this page — the author line closes it above the page number). Header as printed: the number «10» at the left and the italic cross-reference line «120, 227, 70.» (= sing to the tune of hymn 120, 227 or 70). The first word is printed in small capitals («WHEN,»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The period's space before «?», «!» and «;» is not reproduced (parent normalisation, the convention of the other hymnals).; «honors» (American spelling) as printed. Ends with «Anna L. Barbauld.» in italics (the PDF text layer reads «Anne»; the print says «Anna», verified at 3×).
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Opening Hymns · No. 10 · printed page 9
- Music
- The hymnal prints no music for this hymn; its words are set here to the music of this tune.
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-09-25
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