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Hail to the Sabbath day
Author: Bulfinch Hymnal: Hymns for Christian Devotion #42 (1871) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Sabbath worship; Sabbath Worship Languages: English
Hail to the Sabbath day
Hail to the Sabbath day!
Author: Bulfinch Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #533 (1873) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Sabbath Worship Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Sabbath day!
The day divinely given,
When men to God their homage pay,
And earth draws near to heaven.
2 Lord, in this sacred hour,
Within thy courts we bend,
And bless thy love, and own thy power,
Our Father and our Friend.
3 But thou art not alone
In courts by mortals trod;
Nor only is the day thine own
When man draws near to God.
4 Thy temple is the arch
Of yon unmeasured sky;
Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march
Of grand eternity.
5 Lord, may that holier day
Dawn on thy servants' sight;
And purer worship may we pay
In heaven's unclouded light.
Hail to the Sabbath day!
Lord of the Sabbath! hear our vows
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #42 (1870) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Lord's Day; Praise hymns of genearl praise; Sabbath; Worship hymns of opening Lyrics: 1 Lord of the Sabbath! hear our vows
On this Thy day, in this Thy house;
And own as grateful sacrifice
The songs which from thy Church arise.
2 Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love;
But there's a nobler rest above:
Thy servants to that rest aspire
With ardent hope and strong desire.
3 There languor shall no more oppress;
The heart shall feel no more distress;
No groans shall mingle with the songs
That dwell upon immortal tongues.
4 No gloomy cares shall there annoy,
No conscious guilt disturb our joy;
But ev'ry doubt and fear shall cease,
And perfect love give perfect peace.
5 When shall that glorious day begin,
Beyond the reach of death r sin;
Whose sun shall never more decline
But with unfading lustre shine!
Languages: English
Lord of the Sabbath! hear our vows
The Sabbath Rest
Author: Geo. Rogers Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #37 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: There is a Sabbath rest, O Lord
The Sabbath Rest
Christ and the Sabbath
Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #43 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: Lord of the Sabbath and its light
Christ and the Sabbath
Softly fades the twilight ray
Author: Dr. S. F. Smith, 1808-1895 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #223 (1917) Topics: The Church and the Kingdom of God Evening; Evening Sabbath; Worship Evening ; Peace Of God; Sabbath (the Christian) Blessings of ; Sabbath (the Christian) Evening; Night Approaching Lyrics: 1 Softly fades the twilight ray
Of the holy Sabbath day;
Gently as life's setting sun,
When the Christian's course is run.
2 Night her solemn mantle spreads
O'er the earth as daylight fades;
All things tell of calm repose,
At the holy Sabbath's close.
3 Peace is on the world abroad;
'Tis the holy peace of God,
Symbol of the peace within,
When the spirit rests from sin.
4 Still the Spirit lingers near,
Where the evening worshipper
Seeks communion with the skies,
Pressing onward to the prize.
5 Saviour, may our Sabbaths be
Days of joy and peace in Thee,
Till in heaven our souls repose,
Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close. Languages: English Tune Title: PLEYEL'S HYMN
Softly fades the twilight ray
Welcome, delightful morn
Author: Hayward Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #254 (1886) Topics: Worship The Sabbath; Worship The Sabbath Lyrics: 1 Welcome, delightful morn,
Thou day of sacred rest;
I hail thy kind return;
Lord, make these moments blest.
From the low train of mortal toys
I soar to reach immortal joys,
I soar to reach immortal joys.
2 Now may the King descend
And fill his throne of grace;
Thy scepter, Lord, extend,
While saints address thy face;
Let sinners feel thy quickening word,
And learn to know and fear the Lord.
3 Descend, celestial Dove,
With all thy quickening powers;
Disclose a Saviour's love,
And bless these sacred hours:
Then shall my soul new life obtain,
Nor Sabbath-days be passed in vain. Tune Title: LISCHER
Welcome, delightful morn
Sabbath Praise
Author: Merrick Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #79 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: The joyful morn, my God, is come
Sabbath Praise
God Worshiped as Creator and Father
Hymnal: Bible Songs #201 (1901) Topics: Access to God; Assurance Enjoyed; Christ Godhead of; Christ Preciousness of; Christians Evangelists; Christians Fellowship of; God Adored and Exalted; God Creator; God Glorious; God Good; God Loving and Merciful; God Source of All Good; God Supremacy of; Gospel Freeness of ; Gospel Gracious Fruit of; Gospel Invitations of ; Mercy of God Everlasting; Missions Triumphs of; Praise By All men; Praise Calls to; Revival; Royalty of Christ Will Subject the World to God; The Sabbath; Worship Acts of; Worship Commanded First Line: O all ye lands, unto the Lord Scripture: Psalm 100 Languages: English Tune Title: [O all ye lands, unto the Lord]
God Worshiped as Creator and Father
Sabbath Morning
Author: Newton Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #9 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: Safely through another week
Sabbath Morning
Sabbath Morning Hymn
Author: Kelly Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #17 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: In thy name, O Lord, assembling
Sabbath Morning Hymn
Sabbath Morning
Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #18 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: Welcome, welcome, quiet morning
Sabbath Morning
Sabbath Morning
Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #26 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: My opening eyes with rapture see
Sabbath Morning
Sabbath Aspiration
Author: T. H. Gill Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #41 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: How, Lord, shall vows of ours be sweet
Sabbath Aspiration
Sabbath Day
Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #44 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: We bless thee for this sacred day
Sabbath Day
The Sabbath
Author: T. Swain Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #46 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: To him, who for six days a week
The Sabbath
The Sabbath of the Soul
Author: Mrs. Barbauld Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #51 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: O Father, though the anxious fear Tune Title: CROMBIE
The Sabbath of the Soul
The Delights of the Sabbath
Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #61 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: Sweet is the task, O Lord Tune Title: MORNINGTON
The Delights of the Sabbath
Sabbath Invocation
Author: Montgomery Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #64 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: Our willing feet shall stand
Sabbath Invocation
Sabbath Morning
Author: Hayward Hymnal: The Gospel Psalmist #70 (1861) Topics: Sabbath Worship First Line: Welcome, delightful morn Tune Title: NEWBURY
Sabbath Morning
Another six days' work is done
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #38 (1870) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: God as Cratior and Preserver, praise to; Lord's Day; Praise hymns of genearl praise; Sabbath; Worship hymns of opening; God as Creator and Preserver, praise to Lyrics: 1 Another six day's work is done,
Another Sabbath is begun;
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day Thy God has blessed.
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 sev'n.
3 Oh that our thoughts and thanks may rise
As grateful incense to the skies;
And draw from heaven that sweet repose
Which none, but he who feels it, knows.
4 With joy, great God! Thy works we view
In various scenes, both old and new;
With praise we think of mercies past,
With hope we future pleasures taste.
5 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. Languages: English
Another six days' work is done
The Morning of a Lord's Day
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #106 (1786) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: Early, my God, without delay Lyrics: 1 Early, my God, without delay,
I haste to seek thy face;
My thirsty spirit faints away
Without thy cheering grace.
2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand
Beneath a burning sky,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink or die.
3 I’ve seen thy glory and thy power
Through all thy temple shine;
My God, repeat that heavenly hour,
That vision so divine.
4 Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when thy richer grace I taste,
And in thy presence dwell.
5 Not life itself, with all its joys,
Can my best passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
As thy forgiving love.
6 Thus till my last expiring day
I’ll bless my God and king;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing. Scripture: Psalm 63:1-5 Languages: English
The Morning of a Lord's Day
The Morning of a Lord's Day
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #106 (1790) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: Early, my God, without delay Lyrics: 1 Early, my God, without delay,
I haste to seek thy face;
My thirsty spirit faints away
Without thy cheering grace.
2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand
Beneath a burning sky,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink or die.
3 I’ve seen thy glory and thy power
Through all thy temple shine;
My God, repeat that heavenly hour,
That vision so divine.
4 Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when thy richer grace I taste,
And in thy presence dwell.
5 Not life itself, with all its joys,
Can my best passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
As thy forgiving love.
6 Thus till my last expiring day
I’ll bless my God and king;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing. Scripture: Psalm 63:1-5 Languages: English
The Morning of a Lord's Day
Midnight Thoughts Recollected
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #107a (1786) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: 'Twas in the watches of the night Lyrics: 1 'Twas in the watches of the night
I thought upon thy power,
I kept thy lovely face in sight
Amidst the darkest hour.
2 My flesh lay resting on my bed,
My soul arose on high;
My God, my Life, my Hope, I said,
Bring thy salvation nigh.
3 My spirit labours up thine hill,
And climbs the heavenly road;
But thy right-hand upholds me still,
While I pursue my God.
4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head
The shadow of thy wings;
My heart rejoices in thine aid,
My tongue awakes and sings.
5 But the destroyers of my peace
Shall fret and rage in vain;
The tempter shall forever cease,
And all my sins be slain.
6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death,
And send them down to dwell
In the dark caverns of the earth,
Or in the deeps of hell. Scripture: Psalm 63:6-10 Languages: English
Midnight Thoughts Recollected
Longing after God; or The Love of God better than Life
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #107b (1786) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: Great God, indulge my humble claim Lyrics: 1 Great God, indulge my humble claim,
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;
The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engag'd to make me blest.
2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God;
And I am thine by sacred ties;
Thy son, thy servant bought with blood.
3 With heart and eyes and lifted hands
For thee I long, to thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands
Pant for the cooling water brook.
4 With early feet I love t' appear
Among thy saints, and seek thy face,
Oft have I seen thy glory there,
And felt the power of sovereign grace.
5 Not fruits nor vines that tempt our taste,
No pleasures that to sense belong,
Could make me so divinely blest,
Or raise so high my cheerful song.
6 My life itself without thy love
No taste or pleasure could afford,
'Twould but a tiresome burden prove,
If I were banish'd from the Lord.
7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night,
When busy cares afflict my head,
One thought of thee gives new delight,
And adds refreshment to my bed.
8 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,
While I have breath to pray or praise;
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
And spend the remnant of my days. Scripture: Psalm 63 Languages: English
Longing after God; or The Love of God better than Life
Midnight Thoughts recollected
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #107a (1790) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: 'Twas in the watches of the night Lyrics: 1 'Twas in the watches of the night
I thought upon thy power,
I kept thy lovely face in sight
Amidst the darkest hour.
2 My flesh lay resting on my bed,
My soul arose on high;
My God, my Life, my Hope, I said,
Bring thy salvation nigh.
3 My spirit labours up thine hill,
And climbs the heavenly road;
But thy right-hand upholds me still,
While I pursue my God.
4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head
The shadow of thy wings;
My heart rejoices in thine aid,
My tongue awakes and sings.
5 But the destroyers of my peace
Shall fret and rage in vain;
The tempter shall forever cease,
And all my sins be slain.
6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death,
And send them down to dwell
In the dark caverns of the earth,
Or in the deeps of hell. Scripture: Psalm 63:6-10 Languages: English
Midnight Thoughts recollected
Longing after God; or The Love of God better than Life
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #107b (1790) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: Great God, indulge my humble claim Lyrics: 1 Great God, indulge my humble claim,
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;
The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engag'd to make me blest.
2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God;
And I am thine by sacred ties;
Thy son, thy servant bought with blood.
3 With heart and eyes and lifted hands
For thee I long, to thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands
Pant for the cooling water brook.
4 With early feet I love t' appear
Among thy saints and seek thy face,
Oft have I seen thy glory there,
And left the power of sovereign grace.
5 Not fruits nor vines that tempt our taste,
No pleasures that to sense belong,
Could make me so divinely blest,
Or raise so high my cheerful song.
6 My life itself without thy love
No taste or pleasure could afford,
'Twould but a tiresome burden prove,
If I were banish'd from the Lord.
7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night,
When busy cares afflict my head,
One thought of thee gives new delight,
And adds refreshment to my bed.
8 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,
While I have breath to pray or praise;
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
And spend the remnant of my days. Scripture: Psalm 63 Languages: English
Longing after God; or The Love of God better than Life
Seeking God
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #108 (1786) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: My God, permit my tongue Lyrics: 1 My God, permit my tongue
This joy, to call thee mine;
And let my early cries prevail
To taste thy love divine.
2 My thirsty fainting soul
Thy mercy doth implore:
Not travellers in desert lands
Can pant for water more.
3 Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find my place,
Thy power and glory to behold,
And feel thy quickening grace.
4 For life without thy love
No relish can afford;
No joy can be compar'd to this,
To serve and please the Lord.
5 To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praise thee while I live;
Not the rich dainties of a feast
Such food or pleasure give.
6 In wakeful hours at night,
I call my God to mind:
I think how wise thy counsels are,
And all thy dealings kind.
7 Since thou hast been my help,
To thee my spirit flies,
And on thy watchful providence;
My cheerful hope relies.
9 The shadow of thy wings,
My soul in safety keeps;
I follow where my father leads,
And he supports my steps. Scripture: Psalm 63 Languages: English
Seeking God
Seeking God
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #108 (1790) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: My God, permit my tongue Lyrics: 1 My God, permit my tongue
This joy, to call thee mine;
And let my early cries prevail
To taste thy love divine.
2 My thirsty fainting soul
Thy mercy doth implore:
Not travellers in desert lands
Can pant for water more.
3 Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find my place,
Thy power and glory to behold,
And feel thy quickening grace.
4 For life without thy love
No relish can afford;
No joy can be compar'd to this,
To serve and please the Lord.
5 To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praise thee while I live;
Not the rich dainties of a feast
Such food or pleasure give.
6 In wakeful hours at night,
I call my God to mind:
I think how wise thy counsels are,
And all thy dealings kind.
7 Since thou hast been my help,
To thee my spirit flies,
And on thy watchful providence;
My cheerful hope relies.
9 The shadow of thy wings,
My soul in safety keeps;
I follow where my father leads,
And he supports my steps. Scripture: Psalm 63 Languages: English
Seeking God
The Morning of a Lord's Day
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #113b (1786) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: Early, my God, without delay Lyrics: 1 Early, my God, without delay,
I haste to seek thy face;
My thirsty spirit faints away
Without thy cheering grace.
2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand
Beneath a burning sky,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink or die.
3 I’ve seen thy glory and thy power
Through all thy temple shine;
My God, repeat that heavenly hour,
That vision so divine.
4 Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when thy richer grace I taste,
And in thy presence dwell.
5 Not life itself, with all its joys,
Can my best passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
As thy forgiving love.
6 Thus till my last expiring day
I’ll bless my God and king;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing. Scripture: Psalm 63:1-5 Languages: English
The Morning of a Lord's Day
The Morning of a Lord's Day
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #113b (1787) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: Early, my God, without delay Lyrics: 1 Early, my God, without delay,
I haste to seek thy face;
My thirsty spirit faints away
Without thy cheering grace.
2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand
Beneath a burning sky,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink or die.
3 I’ve seen thy glory and thy power
Through all thy temple shine;
My God, repeat that heavenly hour,
That vision so divine.
4 Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when thy richer grace I taste,
And in thy presence dwell.
5 Not life itself, with all its joys,
Can my best passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
As thy forgiving love.
6 Thus till my last expiring day
I’ll bless my God and king;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing. Scripture: Psalm 63:1-5 Languages: English
The Morning of a Lord's Day
Midnight Thoughts recollected
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #114 (1786) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: 'Twas in the watches of the night Lyrics: 1 'Twas in the watches of the night
I thought upon thy power,
I kept thy lovely face in sight
Amidst the darkest hour.
2 My flesh lay resting on my bed,
My soul arose on high;
My God, my Life, my Hope, I said,
Bring thy salvation nigh.
3 My spirit labours up thine hill,
And climbs the heavenly road;
But thy right-hand upholds me still,
While I pursue my God.
4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head
The shadow of thy wings;
My heart rejoices in thine aid,
My tongue awakes and sings.
5 But the destroyers of my peace
Shall fret and rage in vain;
The tempter shall forever cease,
And all my sins be slain.
6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death,
And send them down to dwell
In the dark caverns of the earth,
Or in the deeps of hell. Scripture: Psalm 63:6-10 Languages: English
Midnight Thoughts recollected
Midnight Thoughts recollected
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #114 (1787) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: 'Twas in the watches of the night Lyrics: 1 'Twas in the watches of the night
I thought upon thy power,
I kept thy lovely face in sight
Amidst the darkest hour.
2 My flesh lay resting on my bed,
My soul arose on high;
My God, my Life, my Hope, I said,
Bring thy salvation nigh.
3 My spirit labours up thine hill,
And climbs the heavenly road;
But thy right-hand upholds me still,
While I pursue my God.
4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head
The shadow of thy wings;
My heart rejoices in thine aid,
My tongue awakes and sings.
5 But the destroyers of my peace
Shall fret and rage in vain;
The tempter shall forever cease,
And all my sins be slain.
6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death,
And send them down to dwell
In the dark caverns of the earth,
Or in the deeps of hell. Scripture: Psalm 63:6-10 Languages: English
Midnight Thoughts recollected
Longing after God; or The Love of God better than Life
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #115 (1786) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: Great God, indulge my humble claim Lyrics: 1 Great God, indulge my humble claim,
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;
The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engag'd to make me blest.
2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God;
And I am thine by sacred ties;
Thy son, thy servant bought with blood.
3 With heart and eyes and lifted hands
For thee I long, to thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands
Pant for the cooling water brook.
4 With early feet I love t' appear
Among thy saints, and seek thy face,
Oft have I seen thy glory there,
And felt the power of sovereign grace.
5 Not fruits nor vines that tempt our taste,
No pleasures that to sense belong,
Could make me so divinely blest,
Or raise so high my cheerful song.
6 My life itself without thy love
No taste or pleasure could afford
'Twould but a tiresome burden prove,
If I were banish'd from the Lord.
7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night,
When busy cares afflict my head,
One thought of thee gives new delight,
And adds refreshment to my bed.
8 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,
While I have breath to pray or praise;
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
And spend the remnant of my days. Scripture: Psalm 63 Languages: English
Longing after God; or The Love of God better than Life
Longing after God; or The Love of God better than Life
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #115 (1787) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: Great God, indulge my humble claim Lyrics: 1 Great God, indulge my humble claim,
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;
The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engag'd to make me blest.
2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God;
And I am thine by sacred ties;
Thy son, thy servant bought with blood.
3 With heart and eyes and lifted hands
For thee I long, to thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands
Pant for the cooling water brook.
4 With early feet I love t' appear
Among thy saints, and seek thy face,
Oft have I seen thy glory there,
And felt the power of sovereign grace.
5 Not fruits nor vines that tempt our taste,
No pleasures that to sense belong,
Could make me so divinely blest,
Or raise so high my cheerful song.
6 My life itself without thy love
No taste or pleasure could afford,
'Twould but a tiresome burden prove,
If I were banish'd from the Lord.
7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night,
When busy cares afflict my head,
One thought of thee gives new delight,
And adds refreshment to my bed.
8 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,
While I have breath to pray or praise;
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
And spend the remnant of my days. Scripture: Psalm 63 Languages: English
Longing after God; or The Love of God better than Life
Seeking God
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #116 (1786) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: My God, permit my tongue Lyrics: 1 My God, permit my tongue
This joy, to call thee mine;
And let my early cries prevail
To taste thy love divine.
2 My thirsty fainting soul
Thy mercy doth implore:
Not travellers in desert lands
Can pant for water more.
3 Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find my place,
Thy power and glory to behold,
And feel thy quickening grace.
4 For life without thy love
No relish can afford;
No joy can be compar'd to this,
To serve and please the Lord.
5 To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praise thee while I live;
Not the rich dainties of a feast
Such food or pleasure give.
6 In wakeful hours at night,
I call my God to mind.
I think how wise thy counsels are,
And all thy dealings kind.
7 Since thou hast been my help,
To thee my spirit flies,
And on thy watchful providence;
My cheerful hope relies.
9 The shadow of thy wings,
My soul in safety keeps;
I follow where my father leads,
And he supports my steps. Scripture: Psalm 63 Languages: English
Seeking God
Seeking God
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #116 (1787) Topics: Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it; Converse with God; Delight in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day Morning; Love of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning of a sabbath; Worship public; Worship absence from it First Line: My God, permit my tongue Lyrics: 1 My God, permit my tongue
This joy, to call thee mine;
And let my early cries prevail
To taste thy love divine.
2 My thirsty fainting soul
Thy mercy doth implore:
Not travellers in desert lands
Can pant for water more.
3 Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find my place,
Thy power and glory to behold,
And feel thy quickening grace.
4 For life without thy love
No relish can afford;
No joy can be compar'd to this,
To serve and please the Lord.
5 To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praise thee while I live;
Not the rich dainties of a feast
Such food or pleasure give.
6 In wakeful hours at night,
I call my God to mind,
I think how wise thy counsels are,
And all thy dealings kind.
7 Since thou hast been my help,
To thee my spirit flies,
And on thy watchful providence;
My cheerful hope relies.
9 The shadow of thy wings,
My soul in safety keeps;
I follow where my father leads,
And he supports my steps. Scripture: Psalm 63 Languages: English
Seeking God
Doxology and Benediction
Hymnal: Bible Songs #289 (1901) Topics: Blessedness Of Those Who Visit God's House; Doxology; Ministers; Praise A Part of Public Worship; Praise Calls to; The Sabbath; Worship Commanded; Worship Grace Needed for First Line: Behold, all ye that serve the Lord Scripture: Psalm 134 Languages: English Tune Title: [Behold, all ye that serve the Lord]
Doxology and Benediction
God adored for his excellency
Hymnal: Bible Songs #290 (1901) Topics: Christ Glorying in; Christ Providences of; Christ Worshiped; Election Divine; God Adored and Exalted; God Attributes of; God Glorious; God the judge; God Supremacy of; Gospel Invitations of ; Idolatry; Miracles; Missions Encouragements; Missions Need for; Nations Rebuked in Wrath; Nature A Revelation of God; Praise By Saints; Praise Calls to; Praise For God's Goodness; Praise For Temporal Mercies; Praise For Works of Creation; Praise For Works of Providence; Praise Is Pleasant; Providence of God Over His Creatures; Purposes of God; Retribution Inflicted; Royalty of Christ In His Church; Royalty of Christ Judgment His Prerogative; Royalty of Christ Nations His Subjects; Royalty of Christ Over All; Royalty of Christ Providential; The Sabbath; Worship Delightful to Saints; Worship Only as God Appoints First Line: O praise the Lord, his praise proclaim Scripture: Psalm 135 Languages: English Tune Title: [O praise the Lord, his praise proclaim]
God adored for his excellency
Lord, in this sacred hour
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #40 (1870) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Lord's Day; Praise hymns of genearl praise; Sabbath; Worship hymns of opening Lyrics: 1 Lord, in this sacred hour
Within Thy courts we bend,
And bless Thy love, and own thy power,
Our Father and our Friend.
2 But Thou art not alone
In courts by mortals trod;
Nor only is the day Thine own
When man draws near to God.
3 Thy temple is the arch
Of yon unmeasured sky;
Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march
Of Thine eternity.
4 Lord, may that holier day
Dawn on Thy servants' sight;
And purer worship may we pay
In heaven's unclouded light. Languages: English
Lord, in this sacred hour
Safely Through Another Week
Author: John Newton Hymnal: World-Wide Hosannas #175 (1904) Topics: Familiar Hymns; God; Journey; Opening; Sabbath; Worship First Line: Safely thro' another week Languages: English Tune Title: SABBATH MORN
Safely Through Another Week
Grateful Adoration
Hymnal: Bible Songs #199 (1901) Topics: Access to God; Assurance Enjoyed; Christ Godhead of; Christ Preciousness of; Christians Evangelists; Christians Fellowship of; God Adored and Exalted; God Creator; God Glorious; God Good; God Loving and Merciful; God Source of All Good; God Supremacy of; Gospel Freeness of ; Gospel Gracious Fruit of; Gospel Invitations of ; Mercy of God Everlasting; Missions Triumphs of; Praise By All men; Praise Calls to; Revival; Royalty of Christ Will Subject the World to God; The Sabbath; Worship Acts of; Worship Commanded First Line: All people that dwell on the earth Scripture: Psalm 100 Languages: English Tune Title: [All people that dwell on the earth]
Grateful Adoration
Welcome, delightful morn
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #35 (1870) Topics: Lord's Day; Praise hymns of genearl praise; Sabbath; Worship hymns of opening Lyrics: 1 Welcome, delightful morn,
Thou day of sacred rest!
I hail thy kind return;--
Lord, make these moments blest:
From the low train of mortal toys,
I soar to reach immortal joys.
2 Now may the King descend
And fill His throne of grace;
Thy sceptre, Lord, extend,
While saints address Thy face:
Let sinners feel Thy quickening word,
And learn to know and fear the Lord.
3 Descend, celestial Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Disclose a Saviour's love,
And bless the sacred hours:
Then shall my soul new life obtain,
Nor Sabbaths be enjoy'd in vain. Languages: English
Welcome, delightful morn
Safely through another week
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #36 (1870) Topics: Lord's Day; Praise hymns of genearl praise; Sabbath; Worship hymns of opening Lyrics: 1 Safely through another week
God has brought us on our way;
Let us now a blessing seek,
Waiting in His courts to-day:
Day of all the week the best;
Emblem of eternal rest!
2 While we seek supplies of grace,
Through the dear Redeemer’s name,
Show Thy reconciling face--
Take away our sins and shame;
From our worldly cares set free,
May we rest this night with Thee.
3 Here we're come, Thy name to praise;
Let us feel Thy presence near;
May Thy glory meet our eyes,
While we in Thy house appear:
Here afford us, Lord, a taste
Of our everlasting feast.
4 May the gospel’s joyful sound
Conquer sinners, comfort saints;
Make the fruits of grace abound,
Bring relief for all complaints;
Thus let all our Sabbaths prove,
Till we join the Church above. Languages: English
Safely through another week
Sweet is the work, O Lord
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #44 (1870) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Lord's Day; Praise hymns of genearl praise; Sabbath; Worship hymns of opening Lyrics: 1 Sweet is the work, O Lord,
Thy glorious acts to sing,
To praise Thy name, and hear Thy word,
And grateful offerings bring.
2 Sweet, at the dawning light,
Thy boundless love to tell;
And, when approach the shades of night,
Still on the theme to dwell.
3 Sweet, on this day of rest,
To join in heart and voice
With those who love and serve Thee best,
And in Thy name rejoice.
4 To songs of praise and joy
Be every Sabbath given,
That such may be our blest employ
Eternally in heaven. Languages: English
Sweet is the work, O Lord
Frequent the day of God returns
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #45 (1870) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Lord's Day; Praise hymns of genearl praise; Sabbath; Worship hymns of opening Lyrics: 1 Frequent the day of God returns,
To shed its quick'ning beams;
And yet how slow devotion burns,
How languid are its flames.
2 Accept our faint attempts to love;
Our frailties, Lord forgive:
We would be like Thy saints above,
And praise Thee while we live.
3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope,
And fit us to ascend
Where the assembly ne'er breaks up,
The Sabbath ne'er shall end;
4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air,
With heavenly lustre shine;
Before the throne of God appear,
And feast on love divine.
Languages: English
Frequent the day of God returns
LORD, It Is Good
Hymnal: Christian Worship #92A (2021) Topics: Comfort; Fruits of Faith; God as Judge; Gratitude; Joy; Old Age; Sabbath; Sanctification; Ten Commandments 3rd Commandment (Remember the Sabbath); Worship First Line: It is good to praise the LORD Scripture: Psalm 92 Languages: English Tune Title: [LORD, it is good]
LORD, It Is Good
Make Music to the LORD Most High
Author: Christopher Idle Hymnal: Christian Worship #92B (2021) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Comfort; Fruits of Faith; God as Judge; Gratitude; Joy; Old Age; Sabbath; Sanctification; Ten Commandments 3rd Commandment (Remember the Sabbath); Worship Lyrics: 1 Make music to the LORD Most High,
whose praise is our delight:
we sing your love as day begins,
your faithfulness by night.
LORD, when we see all you have done,
our songs of joy resound:
your handiwork, how vast it is,
your counsels, how profound!
2 The godless mind will never know,
because its sense is void,
that though the wicked spread like grass,
they all shall be destroyed.
Forever, LORD, you are supreme,
your throne remains on high,
while rebels meet eternal doom
and evildoers die.
3 But like the cedar and the palm,
the righteous stand serene;
they flourish in the house of God,
their leaves are fresh and green.
To fruitful age they still proclaim
the LORD who makes them new—
our God, in whom no wrong is found,
my rock, forever true. Scripture: Psalm 92 Languages: English Tune Title: KINGSFOLD
Make Music to the LORD Most High
Saviour, again to Thy dear name we raise
Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #238a (1917) Topics: The Church and the Kingdom of God Evening; Evening Sabbath; Worship Close of ; Peace Of God; Sabbath (the Christian) Evening; Peace In Christ Lyrics: 1 Saviour, again to Thy dear name we raise
With one accord our parting hymn of praise;
We stand to bless Thee ere our worship cease,
Then, lowly kneeling, wait Thy word of peace.
2 Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way;
With Thee began, with Thee shall end the day;
Guard Thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,
That in this house have called upon Thy name.
3 Grant us Thy peace, Lord, through the coming night
Turn Thou for us its darkness into light;
From harm and danger keep Thy children free;
For dark and light are both alike to Thee.
4 Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life,
Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife;
Then, when Thy voice shall bid our conflict cease,
Call us, O Lord, to Thine eternal peace.
Languages: English Tune Title: PAX DEI
Saviour, again to Thy dear name we raise
Hallelujah! schöner Morgen (Hallelujah! Fairest Morning!)
Author: Jonathan Krause; Jane Borthwick Hymnal: Voices Together #497 (2020) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 with refrain Topics: Eternal Life; Gathering; Morning; Rest; Scripture Proclamation; Sunday / Sabbath; Worship Lyrics: Hallelujah! schöner Morgen,
schöner, als man denken mag!
Heute fühl ich keine Sorgen,
denn das ist ein lieber Tag,
der durch seine Lieblichkeit
recht das Innerste erfreut.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Amen!
1 Hallelujah! fairest morning!
Fairer than our words can say!
Down we lay the heavy burden
of our toil and care today,
while this morn of joy and love
brings fresh vigor from above.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Amen!
2 In the gladness of God’s worship
we will seek our joy today.
It is then we learn the fullness
of the grace for which we pray,
when the word of life is giv’n,
like the Savior’s voice from heav’n.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Amen!
3 Let the day with you be ended,
as with you it has begun;
and your blessing, God, be granted,
till earth’s days and weeks are done;
that at last your servants may
keep eternal Sabbath day.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Amen! Scripture: Psalm 5:1-3 Languages: German Tune Title: HARWELL
Hallelujah! schöner Morgen (Hallelujah! Fairest Morning!)
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