The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#10

10. When, as returns this solemn day

1 When, as returns this solemn day,
Man comes to meet his God,
What rites, what honors shall he pay?
How spread his praise abroad?

2 From marble domes and gilded spires
Shall clouds of incense rise?
And gems, and gold, and garlands deck
The costly sacrifice?

3 Vain, sinful man! creation's Lord
Thy offerings well may spare;
But give thy heart, and thou shalt find
Thy God will hear thy prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: When, as returns this solemn day
• Author: Anna L. Barbauld
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Opening Hymns
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MANOAH
• Composer: Francis J. Haydn
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #120, 227, or 70.