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Worship — The Sabbath

This day the Lord has called his own

  • No. 225
  • Words William H. Bathurst.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

This day the Lord has called his own;O, let us, then, his praise declare!Fix our desires on him alone,And seek his face with fervent prayer.

2

Lord, in thy love we would rejoice,Which bids the burdened soul be free;And with united heart and voice,Devote these sacred hours to thee.

3

Now let the world's delusive thingsNo more our groveling thoughts employ,But faith be taught to stretch her wingsIn search of heaven's unfading joy.

4

O, let these earthly Sabbaths, Lord,Be to our lasting welfare blessed!The purest comfort here afford,And fit us for eternal rest.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «225» (large) with the reference line «1, 219, 343.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 1, 219 or 343); the hymn stands in the right column of p. 75, below the end of hymn 224 and above hymn 226; «William H. Bathurst.» in italics at the end. The first word «THIS» is set in capitals and small capitals. The stanza numbers are printed without a full stop («1 THIS»); they are numbered «1.» here. Any thin space the print sets before «;» or «!» is closed up here (convention). The printer's curly apostrophes («world's», «heaven's») are written straight. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling («groveling»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. 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. 225 · printed page 75
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30