A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns ‎#5

5. Great God, this sacred day of thine

1 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!

2 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.

3 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.

3 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, this sacred day of thine
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1812

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