Come, O my friend, the Sabbath greet!
Greet we the Sabbath at our door,
Well-spring of blessing evermore,
With everlasting gladness fraught,
Of old ordained, divinely taught,
Last in creation, first in thought.
Come forth, my friend, the bride to meet,
Come, O my friend, the Sabbath greet!
Arouse thyself, awake and shine,
For, lo! it comes, the light divine.