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Text:How sweet upon this sacred day
Author:Mrs. Follen
Tune:ELIZABETHTOWN
Composer:George Kingsley

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.



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