International Song Service ‎#177

177. Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve

1 Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve,
And soft the sunbeams lingering there;
For these blest hours the world I leave,
Wafted on wings of faith and prayer.

2 The time how lovely and how still;
Peace shines and smiles on all below;
The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill,
All fair with evening's setting glow.

3 Nor will our days of toil be long,
Our pilgrimage will soon be trod;
And we shall join the ceaseless song
The endless Sabbath of our God.

Text Information

• First Line: Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve
• Author: James Edmeston
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895

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