Hymn
The Sabbath
Another six days' work is done,
Another Sabbath is begun;
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day that God has blessed.
Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns
So sweet a rest to weary minds;
A blessed antepast is giv'n,
On this day more than all the sev'n.
O that our thoughts and thanks may rise
As grateful incense to the skies,
And draw from Christ that sweet repose
Which none but he who feels it knows.
This heav'nly calm within the breast
Is the best pledge of glorious rest,
Which for the church of God remains,
The end of cares, the end of pains.
The Sabbath — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-sabbath
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Sabbath?
The words of The Sabbath were written by Joseph Stennett; the version here was published in 1908.
Is The Sabbath public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Sabbath?
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, O Thou, to Whom in Ancient Time, The Triumph of Faith and Exhortation to Worship.