Delightful day, best gift of heaven

Verse 1

Delightful day, First gift of heaven,
To man, of Eden then possessed,
Jehovah's rest-day, kindly given
That all his creatures might be blessed.

Verse 1

Delightful day, best gift of heaven,
By man in Eden first possessed;
Jehovah's rest-day, kindly given
That all his creatures might be blessed.

Verse 2

Memorial of creation's King,
We welcome now thy glad return;
And while his praise we join to sing,
Our hearts with love and rapture burn.

Verse 2

Memorial of creation's King,
We welcome now thy glad return;
And while his praise we join to sing,
Our hearts with love and rapture burn.

Verse 3

We bless thy name, almighty Lord,
We love the keepsake thou hast given;
Our voices raise, with one accord
In honor of the King of heaven.

Verse 3

We bless his name, almighty Lord,
We love the keepsake thou hast given;
Our voice joins with one accord
In honor of the King of heaven.

Verse 4

All praise to Jesus, by whose blood
We are redeemed from sin and death;
Give glory to the Son of God,—
Praise him all creatures that have breath.

Verse 4

All praise to Jesus, by whose blood
We are redeemed from sin and death;
Give glory to the Son of God,—
Praise him all creatures that have breath.

Verse 5

By sin, we were exposed to wrath—
He died for us, that he might draw
Our wandering feet to virtue's path,
Where we may keep God's holy law.

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Verse 6

That law shall still be our delight,
The holy Sabbath is a part,
And when we gain that world so bright,
All flesh will keep it with one heart.

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