Hail to the Sabbath Day

Hail to the Sab­bath day!

The day di­vine­ly giv­en

When men to God their hom­age pay

And earth draws near to Heav­en.

Lord

in this sac­red hour

Within Thy courts we bend

And bless Thy love

and own Thy pow­er

Our fa­ther and our friend.

But Thou art not alone

In courts by mor­tals trod;

Nor on­ly is the day Thine own

When man draws near to God.

Thy tem­ple is the arch

Of yon un­mea­sured sky;

Thy Sab­bath

the stu­pen­dous march

Of vast eter­ni­ty.

Lord

may that ho­li­er day

Dawn on Thy serv­ants’ sight;

And pur­er wor­ship may we pay

In Heav­en’s un­cloud­ed light.