Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Family Devotion

The light of Sabbath eve

  • No. 561
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

The light of Sabbath eveIs fading fast away;What record will it for us leave,To crown the closing day?

2

Is it a Sabbath spentOf fruitless time destroyed?Or have these moments to us lentBeen sacredly employed?

3

To waste these Sabbath hours,O may we never dare;Nor desecrate with words of oursThese sacred days of prayer.

4

But may our Sabbaths hereInspire our hearts with love;And prove a blessed foretaste clear,Of that sweet rest above.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «561» (large) with the reference line «688, 266, 403.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 688, 266 or 403); top of the right column of p. 183, below the music of hymn 558, stanzas 1–4, «Anon.» in italics at the end. The first word «THE» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «?» («away ;», «day ?», «destroyed ?», «employed ?», «dare ;», «love ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Family Devotion · No. 561 · printed page 183
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01