Hymn
Rejoicing at the Return of the Sabbath
My opening eyes with rapture see
The light of thy returning day;
My thoughts, O God, ascend to thee
While thus my early vows I pay.
I yield my heart to thee alone,
Nor would receive another guest:
Eternal King, erect thy throne,
And reign sole monarch in my breast.
O, bid this trifling world retire,
And drive each carnal thought away;
Nor let me feel one vain desire,
One sinful thought, through all the day.
Then, to thy courts when I repair,
My soul shall rise on joyful wing,
The wonders of thy love declare,
And join the strains which angels sing.
Rejoicing at the Return of the Sabbath — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/rejoicing-at-the-return-of-the-sabbath
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Rejoicing at the Return of the Sabbath?
The words of Rejoicing at the Return of the Sabbath were written by James Hutton; the version here was published in 1886.
Is Rejoicing at the Return of the Sabbath public domain?
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What is the metre of Rejoicing at the Return of the Sabbath?
Rejoicing at the Return of the 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 Song of Triumph, Divine Authority of the Bible and O God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand.