Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — The Sabbath

Thy holy Sabbath, Lord

  • No. 236
  • Metre S. M.
  • Tune BADEA.
  • Words Anon.
  • Music German.
  • Key F major
  • Time 3/2
  • 4 stanzas
1

Thy holy Sabbath, Lord,
Thy people hail with joy;
And while we wait to hear thy word,
Let praise our hearts employ.

2

With sweet delight the day
That thou hast called thine own
We hail, and all our homage pay
To thine exalted throne.

3

O may thy saints be blessed!
Assist us while we pray;
May we enjoy a holy rest,
And keep the sacred day.

4

When Sabbaths here shall end,
And from these courts we move,
May we an endless Sabbath spend
In heavenly courts above.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «WORSHIP—THE SABBATH.»; hymn number «236» (large), tune name «BADEA. S. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «GERMAN.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Thy» («ho - ly», «Sab - bath,», «peo - ple», «em - ploy.» hyphenated under the notes). Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «11, 85, 30.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 11, 85 or 30). «Anon.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» in the stanzas («blessed !», «pray ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — The Sabbath · No. 236 · printed page 79
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