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Worship — The Sabbath

Holy day! Jehovah's rest

  • No. 242
  • Words F. E. Belden.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Holy day! Jehovah's rest!
Of creation's week the best;
Last of all the chosen seven,
Blest of God, to man 't was given

2

First his six day's work was done,
Then the Sabbath hour begun;
Thus he blessed the seventh day,
Thus in resting we obey.

3

While we praise our Maker's name,
We his faithful promise claim;
Meet with us, dear Lord, we pray,
Thine are we, and thine this day.

4

Let thy Spirit on us shine,
Help us keep thy law divine;
Day by day so shall we be
Shining lights, O Lord, for thee.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «242» (large) with the reference line «15, 272, 37.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 15, 272 or 37), at the top of the right column of p. 80; four stanzas, then «F. E. Belden.» in italics. The first word «HOLY» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («day !», «rest !», «best ;», «begun ;», «claim ;», «divine ;»); it is closed up here. Stanza 1 ends «to man 't was given» with no punctuation after «given», as printed; «'t was» is printed with a space after «'t», and «six day's work» with the apostrophe before the «s». The printer's curly apostrophes are written straight. The lines of each stanza are set flush (no indentation). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is 7s).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — The Sabbath · No. 242 · printed page 80
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01