Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Family Devotion

The sun rolls down the distant west

  • No. 551
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

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

2

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

3

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

4

'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.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Family Devotion · No. 551 · printed page 181
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01