O SWEET Sabbath bells! A message of musical chiming Ye bring us from God, and we know what you say; Now rising, now falling, So tunefully calling His children to seek Him, and praise Him to-day. The day we love best! The brightest and best of the seven, The pearl of the week, and the light of our way; We hold it a treasure, And count it a pleasure, To welcome its dawning and praise Him to-day. O sweet Sabbath rest! The gift of our Father in heaven; A herald sent down from the home far away, With peace for the weary, And joy for the dreary: Then, oh! let us thank Him, and praise Him to-day. Rejoice and be glad! 'Tis the day of our Saviour and Brother, The Life that is risen, the Truth and the Way; Salvation He brought us When wand'ring He sought us, With blood He hath bought us: then praise Him to-day! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROST AT MIDNIGHT by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE CHARGE OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE AT BALACLAVA: THE CHARGE by ALFRED TENNYSON TO MY FRIENDS, WHO RIDICULED A TENDER LEAVE-TAKING by MATTHEW ARNOLD A BALLADE OF COLLEGE GIRLS by F. R. BATCHELDER THE LIFE OF RILEY by BERTON BRALEY SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 61 by BLISS CARMAN |