On this sweet day of rest;
Oh, bless this flock, and make this fold
Enjoy a heavenly rest.
2 Welcome, and precious to my soul
Are these sweet days of love;
But what a Sabbath shall I keep
When I shall rest above!
3 I come, I wait, I hear, I pray;
Thy footsteps. Lord. I trace;
Here, in thine own appointed way,