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Text:Lord of the Sabbath and Its Light
Author:Anonymous
Tune:PARK STREET
Composer:Frederick Marc Antoine Venua
Media:MIDI file

4018. Lord of the Sabbath and Its Light

1. Lord of the Sabbath and its light,
I hail Thy hallowed day of rest;
It is my weary soul’s delight,
The solace of my careworn breast,
The solace of my careworn breast.

2. O sacred day of peace and joy,
Thy hours are ever dear to me;
Ne’er may a sinful thought destroy
The holy calm I find in thee,
The holy calm I find in thee.

3. How sweetly now they glide along!
How hallowed is the calm they yield!
Transporting is their rapturous song,
And heav’nly visions seem revealed,
And heav’nly visions seem revealed.

4. O Jesus, let me ever hail
Thy presence with the day of rest;
Then will Thy servant never fail,
To deem Thy Sabbath doubly blest,
To deem Thy Sabbath doubly blest.

Text Information
First Line: Lord of the Sabbath and its light
Title: Lord of the Sabbath and Its Light
Author: Anonymous
Meter: LM
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: PARK STREET
Composer: Frederick Marc Antoine Venua (ca. 1810)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 11112 32171 33334
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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