575. Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love

1 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love;
But there's a nobler rest above:
To that our longing souls aspire,
With ardent pangs of strong desire.

2 No more fatigue, no more distress,
Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place;
No groans to mingle with the songs
Which warble from immortal tongues.

3 No rude alarms of raging foes;
No cares to break our long repose;
No midnight shade, no clouded sun,
But sacred, high, eternal noon!

4 O long-expected day, begin!
Dawn on these realms of woe and sin!
Fain would we leave this weary road,
And sleep in death, to rest with God.

Text Information
First Line: Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love
Author: Doddridge (1755, a.)
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Death and Eternity: Heaven
Notes: Alternate tune: #199 or #255
Tune Information
Name: BRYANT
Meter: L. M.
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: Composer from index: From Dr. J. W. Clarke, 1836



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