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Worship — The Sabbath

Dear Lord, we would thy praises sing

  • No. 228
  • Words Anon.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Dear Lord, we would thy praises sing
On this thy holy day;
With grateful hearts our tribute bring;
To thee our homage pay.

2

This day, which thou for us hast blessed,
And set apart as thine,—
This day, when God himself did rest,
Hath honors all divine.

3

Lord, we would turn away our feet
From this thy holy day,
And call its rest and worship sweet,
Not doing our own way.

4

That we may thus restore the breach
Which in thy law is made,
We need thy grace our hearts to teach,
We need thy Spirit's aid.

5

O, give us wisdom from above
To worship thee aright,
Till we shall meet Him whom we love,
And faith is lost in sight.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «228» (large) with the reference line «70, 201, 208.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 70, 201 or 208); stanzas 1–3 stand at the foot of the left column of p. 76, below hymn 227, and stanzas 4–5 at the top of the right column, with «Anon.» in italics after stanza 5. The first word «DEAR» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («day ;», «bring ;»); it is closed up here. Stanza 2 line 2 ends «thine,—» (comma and dash), as printed. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («Spirit's»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — The Sabbath · No. 228 · printed page 76
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30