Hymn
The Sabbath Day Consecrated
Great God, this sacred day of Thine
Demands the souls' collected powers;
May we employ in works divine
These solemn, these devoted hours!
O may our souls, adoring, own
The grace that calls us to thy throne!
Hence, ye vain cares and trifles fly,
Where God resides appear no more;
Omniscient God! thy piercing eye
Can every secret thought explore.
O may thy grace our hearts refine,
And fix our thoughts on things divine.
The word of life, dispens'd to day,
Invites us to a heavenly feast;
May every ear the call obey,
Be every heart a humble guest!
O bid the wretched sons of need
On soul-reviving dainties feed.
Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart,
And may thy word, with life divine,
Engage the ear and warm the heart;
Then shall the day, indeed be thine:
Then shall our souls, adoring, own
The grace that calls us to thy throne.
The Sabbath Day Consecrated — Text from A New Selection of Hymns, 1812. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-sabbath-day-consecrated
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Sabbath Day Consecrated?
The words of The Sabbath Day Consecrated were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1812. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including Father, Whatever of Earthly Bliss and The Soul's Best Portion.
Is The Sabbath Day Consecrated public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from A New Selection of Hymns, published in 1812. 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 Day Consecrated?
The Sabbath Day Consecrated is in 8.8.8.8.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Forth from the dark and stormy sky, Peace, Troubled Soul and Weary of Wandering From My God.