The Christian — Family Devotion

The sun rolls down the distant west

No. 551
Words Anon.
Singing key F major
4 stanzas

Sung to MEAR (hymn 546)

Words

The sun rolls down the distant west,Soft twilight steals abroadTo welcome in the day of rest,The Sabbath of our Lord.

This holy day let us beginWith songs of praise to God,Who pardons all our guilt and sin,Through Jesus' precious blood.

Now in this tranquil hour we layAll worldly cares aside,And hallow God's most holy day,Though friends or foes may chide.

'T is not to seek the world's applauseThat we from labor rest;We strive to keep God's holy laws,And be these moments blessed.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «551» (large) in the left column of p. 181, below «Charles Wesley.» of hymn 550, with the italic reference line «546, 354, 669.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 546, 354 or 669) beside the number; four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented. The first word «THE» is set in capitals and small capitals. «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 4. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., like the three reference tunes). Where the print sets a thin space before «;» («rest ;»), it is closed up here. «'T is» (apostrophe, T, space, is), spelling («labor»), punctuation and capitals are the print's; apostrophes are written straight.