Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
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: 204
Page Number: 194, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThe Sabbath's gone, the day is past,
Which, O my soul, may prove thy last,
How were the sacred hours improved
Was God obeyed? Was Jesus loved?
What beauties didst thou in Him,
Who died, his people to redeem?
What vows in Zion's courts were made?
What vows by thee have since been paid?
How did I hear, and sing and pray?
Have I improved in the Lord's own day?
O that like John, in Patmos' isle,
I might enjoy the Spirit's smile.
Forever 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 memory may be stored
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 partake,
Of Christ, who did the Sabbath make,
And may I meet with all my friends
In heaven, where Sabbath never ends.