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Text:On Sabbath morning, O how pleasant
Tune:SABBATH MORNING
Composer:Dr. Vander Weyde

8b. On Sabbath morning, O how pleasant

1 On Sabbath morning, O how pleasant
To come to Sabbath school!
Where ev'ry happy child is present,
And ev'ry seat is full.

2 The blessed Bible there engages
Each youthful heart and eye,
To learn of God's own holy pages
The wisdom from on high.

3 And surely He, who feeds the flowers
With heaven's own morning dew,
Will send on our young hearts the showers
Of heavenly blessing, too.

4 Then let us gladly gather round him,
And love him while we may,
For they who seek have always found him,
E'en in their early day.

5 And when life's Sabbaths all are ended,
We all may meet above,
Where he for us hath now ascended,
Our Father's house of love.

Text Information
First Line: On Sabbath morning, O how pleasant
Publication Date: 1870
Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune for 6 in "American Sunday School Hymn Book" (ASS1860a)
Tune Information
Name: SABBATH MORNING
Composer: Dr. Vander Weyde
Key: F Major or modal
Notes: Public Domain.



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