Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: The Sabbath's gone the day is past
Topic: Sabbath Evening
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 274
Page Number: 230, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThe Sabbath's fone, the day is past,
Which, O my soul, may prove the last,
How were the sacred hours improv'd?
Was God obey'd? Was Jesus lov'd?
What beauties didst thou find in Him;
Who di'd his people to redeem?
What vows in Zion's court were made?
What vows by thee have since been paid?
How did I hear, and sing and pray?
Have I improv'd the Lord's own day?
O that like John, in Patmos' Isle,
I might enjoy the Spirit's smile.
For ever let me cease from sin,
And now a holier life begin;
Deny myself each sinful sweet,
And always lie at Jesus' feet.
O that my mem'ry may be stor'd
With the rich treasures of God's word;
And may my heart still strive to please,
And serve the Lord throughout my days.
O that I may the grace partake,
Of Christ, who did the Sabbath make,
And may I meet with all my friends
In heav'n, where Sabbath never ends.