The Silver Chime ‎#24

24. I Love the Sabbath School

1 I am so happy all day long,
I cannot keep from singing;
Glad words are ever on my tongue,
And pleasant tho'ts are springing;

Chorus:
My heart with joy and praise is full,
For O, I love the Sabbath School,
For O, I love the Sabbath School,
For O, I love the Sabbath School.

2 Fly swift, ye weekdays, come and go,
And bring the holy morning;
I rise, with pleasure all aglow,
To greet its earliest dawning;

Chorus:
My heart with joy and praise is full,
For O, I love the Sabbath School,
For O, I love the Sabbath School,
For O, I love the Sabbath School.

3 Like music sound the sacred bells
That call me to my teacher;
Such kindness in her bosom dwells,
It shines in ev'ry feature.

Chorus:
My heart with joy and praise is full,
For O, I love the Sabbath School,
For O, I love the Sabbath School,
For O, I love the Sabbath School.

4 Alas for children, far and near,
Who have no Sabbath teaching;
O, will not some kind friend appear,
With tender arm outreaching.

Chorus:
All angel-like and merciful,
To give to them a Sabbath School,
For give to them a Sabbath School,
To give to them a Sabbath School.

Text Information

• First Line: I am so happy all day long
• Title: I Love the Sabbath School
• Author: Mrs. H. E. Brown
• Refrain First Line: My heart with joy and praise is full
• Publication Date: 1862
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I am so happy all day long]
• Composer: J. L. Ensign
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.