Hymn 129 - The Blessed Sabbath Day
2010 VERSION
Gathered here, our work week’s done
Praise the Lord the Sabbath’s come.
All our cares You sweep away,
Grant Your word on this high day.
Grant Your word on this high day.
We are weak, but You are strong,
All our cares to You belong.
Lord on Thee our souls depend,
May Your manna now descend
May Your manna now descend
Oh that love and thanks might rise
On prayer’s incense to the skies,
Fill our hearts with sweet repose,
With Your love our lives enclose.
With Your love our lives enclose.
Let us now come work for Thee
That the world Your light may see
What great peace to us is given,
Then one day a home in heaven,
Then one day a home in heav’n.
PROPOSED VERSION
Gathered here, our work week’s done
Praise the Lord the Sabbath’s come.
All our cares are swept away,
Grant Thy word this sacred day.
Grant Thy word this sacred day.
We are weak, but Thou art strong,
All our cares to Thee belong.
Lord on Thee our souls depend,
May Thy heav’nly bread descend.
May Thy heav’nly bread descend.
Oh that love and thanks might rise
On prayer’s incense to the skies,
Fill our hearts with sweet repose,
With Thy love our lives enclose.
With Thy love our lives enclose.
Let us now come work for Thee
That the world Thy light may see
What great joy to us is given,
Then one day a home in heaven,
Then one day a home in heav’n.