Text: | This day the Lord has called his own |
Author: | William H. Bathurst |
Tune: | BURTON |
Composer: | Isaac B. Woodbury |
1 This day the Lord has called his own;
O, let us, then, his praise declare!
Fix our desires on him alone,
And seek his face with fervent prayer.
2 Lord, in thy love we would rejoice,
Which bids the burdened soul be free;
And with united heart and voice,
Devote these sacred hours to thee.
3 Now let the world's delusive things
No more our groveling thoughts employ,
But faith be taught to stretch her wings
In search of heaven's unfading joy.
4 O, let these earthly Sabbaths, Lord,
Be to our lasting welfare blessed!
The purest comfort here afford,
And fit us for eternal rest.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | This day the Lord has called his own |
Author: | William H. Bathurst |
Publication Date: | 1886 |
Topic: | Worship: The Sabbath |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BURTON |
Composer: | Isaac B. Woodbury |
Meter: | L.M. |
Key: | C Major |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: #1, 219, or 343. |