Dear Lord, we would thy praises sing
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Dear Lord, we would thy praises singOn this thy holy day;With grateful hearts our tribute bring;To thee our homage pay.
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This day, which thou for us hast blessed,And set apart as thine,—This day, when God himself did rest,Hath honors all divine.
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Lord, we would turn away our feetFrom this thy holy day,And call its rest and worship sweet,Not doing our own way.
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That we may thus restore the breachWhich in thy law is made,We need thy grace our hearts to teach,We need thy Spirit's aid.
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O, give us wisdom from aboveTo worship thee aright,Till we shall meet Him whom we love,And faith is lost in sight.