How Sweet Upon This Sacred Day

1How sweet upon this sacred day,
The best of all the seven,
To cast our earthly thoughts away,
And think of God and Heaven!

2How sweet to be allowed to pray,
Our sins may be forgiven!
With filial confidence to say,
“Father, who art in Heaven!”

3How sweet the words of peace to hear From Him to whom 'tis given To wake the penitential tear,
And lead the way to Heaven!

4And if to make our sins depart,
In vain the will has striven,
He who regards the inmost heart Will send his grace from Heaven.

5Then hail, thou sacred, blessed day,
The best of all the seven,
When hearts unite their vows to pay Of gratitude to Heaven!