Hymn
Anticipating the Heavenly Sabbath
Lord of the Sabbath, hear us pray,
In this Thy house, on this Thy day;
And own as grateful sacrifice,
The songs which from Thy temple rise.
Now met to pray and bless Thy Name,
Whose mercies flow each day the same,
Whose kind compassions never cease,
We seek instruction, pardon, peace.
Thy day of rest, O Lord, we love,
But look for truer rest above;
To that our laboring souls aspire
With ardent hope and strong desire.
In Thy blest Kingdom we shall be
From every mortal trouble free;
No sighs shall mingle with the songs
Resounding from immortal tongues.
No rude alarms of raging foes;
No cares to break the long repose;
No midnight shade, no waning moon,
But sacred, high, eternal noon.
O long-expected day begin,
Dawn on these realms of woe and sin!
Break, morn of God, upon our eyes;
And let the world's true Sun arise.
Anticipating the Heavenly Sabbath — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/anticipating-the-heavenly-sabbath
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Anticipating the Heavenly Sabbath?
The words of Anticipating the Heavenly Sabbath were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including Salvation Approaching and God of My Life.
Is Anticipating the Heavenly Sabbath public domain?
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What is the metre of Anticipating the Heavenly Sabbath?
Anticipating the Heavenly Sabbath is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Stony Heart, Eternity Anticipated and O Render Thanks.