Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — The Sabbath

Sweet is the Sabbath of the Lord

  • No. 221
  • Words J. S. Thorp
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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Sweet is the Sabbath of the Lord
To those who in his law delight;
Who love the precepts of his word,
And tread the narrow path of right.

2

This holy day Jehovah blessed
Ere sorrow, pain, or death were born,
And sanctified for man his rest
In glad creation's sinless morn.

3

It speaks of him whose wondrous might
The heavens and earth from nothing made;
Who formed the glorious orbs of light,
And the deep sea's foundations laid.

4

Its sacred hours, ye saints of God,
Remember with respect and love;
And through obedience to his word
Your love for your Creator prove.

5

And, when, immortalized we see
The treasures of the new earth bright,
God's holy Sabbath still shall be
A source of blessing and delight.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «221», reference line «223, 171, 101.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 223, 171 or 101); the hymn fills the right column of p. 74 from under the music down to hymn 222; «J. S. Thorp» in italics at the end, with no final period visible. The first word, «SWEET», is set in capitals and small capitals. In stanza 3, line 2 is too long for the column and the print carries «made;» onto a line of its own; it is joined here. The print sets a thin space before «;» («delight ;», «love ;»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophes are written straight («creation's», «sea's», «God's»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's (including the commas of «And, when, immortalized we see»). No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — The Sabbath · No. 221 · printed page 74
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30