Dear Lord, we would thy praises sing

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

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

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

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.

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