The Christian — Family Devotion
How sweet the light of Sabbath eve
- No. 544
- Metre L. M.
- Words James Edmeston.
- Singing key F major
- 3 stanzas
Sung to FEDERAL STREET (hymn 101)
Words
⤢ Full screenHow sweet the light of Sabbath eve!How soft the sunbeams lingering there!For these blest hours the world I leave,Wafted on wings of faith and prayer.
Season of rest! the tranquil soulFeels the sweet calm, and melts in love;And while these sacred moments roll,Faith sees a smiling heaven above.
Nor will our days of toil be long;Our pilgrimage will soon be trod;And we shall join the ceaseless song,The endless Sabbath of our God.
About this hymn
As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «544» (large) in the right column of p. 179, under stanza 5 of hymn 543 («Thomas Ken.»), with the reference line «101, 212, 914.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 101 FEDERAL STREET, 212 PARK STREET or 914 WOODWORTH, all L. M.; no meter is printed — the four lines of 8 syllables are L. M., like the referenced tunes). Stanzas numbered «1», «2», «3» without periods (written «1.», «2.», «3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The first word «How» is printed in ordinary capital and lower case (no small capitals). «James Edmeston.» in italics after stanza 3. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («eve !», «there !», «rest !», «love ;», «long ;», «trod ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- The Christian — Family Devotion · No. 544 · printed page 179
- Music
- The hymnal prints no music for this hymn; its words are set here to the music of this tune.
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-10-01
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