SABBATH.

135. H. M.

1. WELCOME, delightful morn!
Thou day of sacred rest;
I hail thy kind return;

Lord, make these moments Hest.
From low delights and trifling toys
I soar to reach immortal joys.

2. Now may the King descend,
And fill his throne of grace;
Thy sceptre, Lord, extend,

While saints address thy face; Let sinners feel thy quickening wad And learn to know and fear the Lord.

3. Descend, celestial Dove,

With all thy quickening powers; Reveal a Saviour's love,

And bless these sacred hours; Then shall my soul new life obtair, Nor Sabbaths be enjoy'd in vain.

136. 7s. (6 lines.)

1. SAFELY through another week
God has brought us on our way;
Let us now a blessing seek,
Waiting in his courts to-day,-
Day of all the week the best.
Emblem of eternal rest.

2. While we seek supplies of grace Through the dear Redeemer's name, Show thy reconciled face,

Take away our sin and shame;
From our worldly cares set free,
May we rest this day in thee.

3. As we meet, thy name to praise,
Let us feel thy presence near;
May thy glory meet our eyes
While we in thy house appear:
There afford us, Lord, a taste
Of our everlasting feast.

4. May the gospel's joyful sound

Conquer sinners, comfort saints,
Make the fruits of grace abound,
Bring relief from all complaints:
Thus let all our Sabbaths prove,
Till we join the Church above.

137. L. M.

1. ANOTHER Six days' work is done,
Another Sabbath is begun:

Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day that God hath blest.

2. Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet a rest to wearied minds,

Draws us away from earth to heaven,
And gives this day the food of seven.

3. Oh, may our prayers and praises rise
As grateful incense to the skies,
And draw from heaven that sweet repose
Which none but he who feels it knows.

4. In holy duties may the day,
In holy pleasures, pass away;
How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend
In hope of one that ne'er shall end!

138. L. M.

1. I LOVE to have the Sabbath come,
For then I rise and quit my home,
And haste to school, with cheerful air,
To meet my dearest teachers there.

2. 'Tis there I'm always taught to pray
That God would bless me day by day,
And safely guard and guide me still,
And help me to obey his will.

3. 'Tis there I sing a Saviour's love,
Which brought him from his throne above
And made him suffer, bleed and die
For sinful creatures such as I.

4. From all the lessons I obtain
May I a store of knowledge gain,
And early seek my Saviour's face
And gain from him supplies of grace

5. And then, through life's remaining days,
I'll love to sing my Saviour's praise,
And bless the kindness and the grace
That brought me to this sacred place.

139. C. M.

1. THIS is the day the Lord hath made; He calls the hours his own;

Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,
And praise surround his throne.

2. To-day he rose and left the dead,
And Satan's empire fell;

To-day the saints his triumphs spread,
And all his wonders tell.

3. Hosanna to the anointed King,
To David's holy Son!

Help us, O Lord! Descend, and bring
Salvation from thy throne.

4. Blest be the Lord, who comes to men
With messages of grace,
Who comes, in God his Father's name,
To save our sinful race.

5. Hosanna in the highest strains
The church on earth can raise;
The highest heavens, in which he reigns,
Shall give him nobler praise

140. 7s.

1. WELCOME, welcome, day of rest,
To the world in kindness given,
Welcome to this humble breast,
As the beaming light from heaven.

2. Day of soft and sweet repose,
Gently now thy moments run,
As the peaceful streamlet flows,
Radiant with a summer's sun.

3. Day of tidings from the skies,

Day of solemn praise and prayer,

Day to make the simple wise, Oh, how great thy blessings are! 4. Welcome, welcome, day of rest, With thy influence all divine, May thy hallow'd hours be blest To this feeble heart of mine!

141. 5s, 7s & 8s.

1. Он, welcome the day,

The Sabbath-day returning,

Sweet day of rest!-we love it best;
Oh, welcome the day.

Our youthful voices join to sing
Hosannas to our Saviour-King;
He loves the praise we bring
On this holy day.

2. How blest is this hour,
The hour of happy greeting,
While here we sit at Jesus' feet!
How blest is the hour!

He kindly bids us all draw near:
His winning accents banish fear;
His voice we love to hear

At this blessed hour.

3. Oh, come, let us pray To Jesus interceding

With God above for pardoning love,

Oh, come, let us pray.

With humble hearts before his face,

Now let us seek forgiving grace:

He hears the soul that prays:

Come, then, let us pray.