Welcome, Sweet Day of Rest

Verse 1

Welcome, sweet day of rest,
That saw the Lord arise:
Welcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes.

Verse 2

The King Himself comes near,
And feasts His saints to-day:
Here we may sit, and see Him here,
And love, and praise, and pray.

Verse 3

One day amidst the place
Where my dear God hath been,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasurable sin.

Verse 4

My willing soul would stay
In such a frame as this,
And wait to hail the brighter day
Of everlasting bliss.