The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#313

313. Welcome, Sweet Day of Rest

1 Welcome, sweet day of rest,
That saw the Lord arise;
Welcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes!

2 The King Himself comes near,
And feasts His saints today;
Here may we sit, and see Him here,
And love, and praise, and pray.

3 One day in such a place,
Where Thou, my God, art seen,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasurable sin.

4 My willing soul would stay
In such a frame as this,
And sit and sing herself away
To everlasting bliss.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: Welcome, sweet day of rest
• Title: Welcome, Sweet Day of Rest
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: S M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: The Lord's Day

Tune Information

• Name: LISBON
• Composer: Daniel Read
• Meter: S M
• Key: A Major