The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#230

230. How sweet upon this sacred day

1 How sweet upon this sacred day,
The best of all the seven,
To cast our earthly thoughts away,
And think of God and heaven!

2 How sweet to be allowed to pray,
Our sins may be forgiven!
With filial confidence to say,
"Father, who art in heaven!"

3 How sweet the words of peace to hear
From him to whom 'tis given
To wake the penitential tear,
And lead the way to heaven!

4 And if to make our sins depart,
In vain the will has striven,
He who regards the inmost heart
Will send his grace from heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: How sweet upon this sacred day
• Author: Mrs. Follen
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: The Sabbath

Tune Information

• Name: ELIZABETHTOWN
• Composer: George Kingsley
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #201, 227, or 114.