THE LORD'S DAY.

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816 The Sabbath was made for man.—

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WE

Mark 2, 27.

THEN the worn spirit wants repose,
And sighs her God to seek ;

How sweet to hail the evening's close,
That ends the weary week!

2 How sweet to hail the early dawn
That opens on the sight,

When first that soul-reviving morn
Beams its new rays of light!

3 Sweet day! thine hours too soon will
Yet, while they gently roll, [cease;
Breathe, Heavenly Spirit, source of
A Sabbath o'er my soul.

817

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[peace,

Seek those things which are above.
-Col. 3. 1.

ISE, heart! thy Lord arose

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With the first morning ray;

Leave far below thy cares and woes;
It is the rising day!

Rise! with a spirit's love,

Follow the Master's way,

And seek the things that are above;
It is Ascension day!

Mount in the holy light;

Up! to the calm serene;

To heavenly places take thy flight
Where Christ the Lord is seen.

Ascend where angels soar!

Pray with them side by side, And, with the white-robed church, adore Thy Saviour glorified

S.M.

818 4 day in Thy courts is better than

a thousand.-Ps. 84, 10.

1 WELCOME, sweet day of rest,

That saw the Lord arise;

Welcome, to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes!

2 The King Himself comes near,
And feasts His saints to-day;
Here we may sit, and see Him here,
And love, and praise, and pray,
3 One day amidst the place

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Where my dear God hath been,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasurable sin.

My willing soul would stay
In such a frame as this,

And sit and sing herself away
To everlasting bliss.

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819 God blessed the seventh day.-Gen.

2, 3.

1 ANOTHER six days' work is done,

Another Sabbath is begun;

Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day thy God hath blest.

2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns

So sweet a rest to wearied minds;
Provides an antepast of heaven,

And gives this day the food of seven. 8 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise.

As grateful incense to the skies;

And draw from heaven that sweet repose

Which none but he that feels it knows. 4 This heavenly calm within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains.

5 With joy, great God, Thy works we view,

In various scenes, both old and new; With praise we think on mercies past; With hope we future pleasures taste. 6 In holy duties let the day,

In holy pleasures pass away;

How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend,
In hope of one that ne'er shall end!

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820 The Son of Man is Lord also of the

1

Sabbath.-Mark 2, 28.

LORD of the Sabbath, Thee we praise

In concert with the blest;

Who, joyful, in harmonious lays
Employ an endless rest.

2 Thus, Lord, while we remember Thee, We blest and happy grow;

In hymns of praise we learn to be
Triumphant here below.

3 On this glad day a brighter scene
Of glory was displayed,

By God, the Eternal Word, than when
The universe was made.

4 He rises, who our pardon bought
With grief and pain extreme:

"Twas great to speak the world from nought,

"Twas greater to redeem !

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821 This is the day which the Lord hath

1

THIS

made.-Ps. 118, 24.

HIS is the day the Lord hath made,
He calls the hours His own;

Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,
And praise surround the throne.

2 To-day He rose and left the dead,
And Satan's empire fell:
To-day the saints His triumph spread,
And all His wonders tell.

3 Hosanna to the anointed King,
To David's only Son!

Help us, O Lord! descend and bring
Salvation from Thy throne.

4 Blest be the Lord who comes to men
With messages of grace;

Who comes in God His Father's name, To save our sinful race.

5 Hosanna, in the highest strains The church on earth can raise :

The highest heavens in which He reigns

shall give Him nobler praise.

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822 He is risen from the dead.-Matt.

1 BLES

28, 7.

LEST morning, whose young dawn: ing rays

Beheld our rising God:

That saw Him triumph o'er the dust, And leave His dark abode !

2 In the cold prison of a tomb
The dead Redeemer lay,

Till the revolving skies had brought
The third, the appointed day.

3 Hell and the grave unite their force
To hold our Lord in vain;
The sleeping Conqueror arose,
And burst their feeble chain.

4 To Thy great name, Almighty Lord,
These sacred hours we pay ;
And loud hosanuas shall proclaim
The triumph of the day.

5 Salvation and immortal praise
To our victorious King;

Let heaven, and earth, and rocks, and

seas,

With glad hosannas ring.

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823 The Sabbath was made for man.—

Mark 2, 27.

1 AGAIN the Lord of life and light

Awakes the kindling ray;

Unseals the eyelids of the morn,
And pours celestial day..

2 O what a night was that which wrap A sinful world in gloom!

O what a Sun which broke, this day,
Triumphant, from the tomb!

8 This day be grateful homage paid,
And loud hosannas sung;

Let gladness dwell in every heart,
And praise on every tongue.

4 Ten thousand joyful lips shall join,
To hail this welcome morn,

Which scatters blessings from above,
To nations yet unborn.

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824 in the morning will I direct my

prayer unto Thee.-Ps. 5, 3.

1 LORD, in the morning Thou shalt My voice ascending high;

To Thee will I direct my prayer,
To Thee lift up mine eye:

[hear

2 Up to the hills, where Christ is gone
To plead for all His saints,
Presenting at His Father's throne
Our songs and our complaints.

3 Thou art a God before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be Thy delight,
Nor dwell at Thy right hand.

4 But to Thy house will I resort,
To taste Thy mercies there;
I will frequent Thy holy court,
And worship in Thy fear.

5.0 may Thy Spirit guide my feet
In ways of righteousness;
Make every path of duty straight,
And plain before my face.

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825 The rest of the holy Sabbath. —

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GR

Ex. 16, 23.

REAT Creator, who this day From Thy perfect work didst rest; By the souls that own Thy sway, Hallowed be its hours and blest; Cares of earth aside be thrown, This day given to heaven alone. 2 Saviour, who this day didst break The dark prison of the tomb, Bid my slumbering soul awake, Shine through all its sin and gloom; Let me, from my bonds set free, Rise from sin and live to Thee.

3 Blessed Spirit, Comforter,

Sent this day from Christ on high;
Lord, on me Thy gifts confer,
Cleanse, illumine, sanctify;
All Thine influence shed abroad,
Lead me to the truth of God.