Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: The Sabbath's gone the day is past
Topic: The Lord's Day
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 293
Page Number: 316, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThe Sabbath's gone, 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 died 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 thy heart still strive to please,
And serve the Lord throughout my days.
O that I may the grace receive,
Of him who died that I might live!
And may I meet with all my friends
In heav'n, where pleasure never ends.