The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16369

16369. Lord Of The Sabbath, Hear Our Vows

1 Lord of the Sab­bath! hear our vows,
On this Thy day, in this Thy house;
And own, as grate­ful sac­ri­fice,
The songs which from the de­sert rise.

2 Thine earth­ly Sabbaths, Lord! we love;
But there’s a nob­ler rest ab­ove.
To that our la­bor­ing souls as­pire
With ar­dent pangs of strong de­sire.

3 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.

4 No rude alarms of rag­ing foes;
No cares to break the long re­pose;
No mid­night shade, no cloud­ed sun,
But sac­red high eter­nal noon.

5 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: Lord of the Sab­bath! hear our vows
• Title: Lord Of The Sabbath, Hear Our Vows
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1739)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: WAREHAM by William Knapp

Tune Information

• Name: GERMANY
• Composer: William Gardiner (1815)
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Sacred Melodies by William Gardiner, 1815
• Copyright: Public Domain