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Hayward, in Dobell's Selection, 1806·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Welcome, delightful morn,
Thou day of sacred rest;
I hail thy kind return:
Lord, make these moments blest:
From the low train of mortal toys,
I soar to reach immortal joys.
Verse 2
Now may the King descend,
And fill His throne of grace:
Thy sceptre, Lord, extend,
While saints address Thy face;
Let sinners feel Thy quickening word,
And learn to know and fear the Lord.
Verse 3
Descend, celestial Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Disclose a Saviour’s love,
And bless these sacred hours;
Then shall my soul new life obtain,
Nor Sabbaths e’er be spent in vain.
in Dobell's Selection Hayward, 1806, “Welcome, Delightful Morn”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 38 · 6.6.6.6.8.8. · Aspiration
Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
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 in such a place,
Where thou, my God, art seen,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasurable sin.
Verse 4
My willing soul would stay
In such a frame as this,
And sit and sing herself away
To everlasting bliss.
Isaac Watts, “Welcome! Sweet Day of Rest”
Otterbein 1890 No. 43 · S.M · Lisbon
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
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.
Isaac Watts, “Welcome, Sweet Day of Rest”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 44 · S.M. · Lisbon
John Mason·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Come, dearest Lord, and feed thy sheep,
On this sweet day of rest;
Oh, bless this flock, and make this fold
Enjoy a heavenly rest.
Verse 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!
Verse 3
I come, I wait, I hear, I pray;
Thy footsteps. Lord. I trace;
Here, in thine own appointed way,
I wait to see thy face.
Verse 4
Those are the sweet and precious days
On which my Lord I’ve seen;
And oft, when feasting on his word,
In raptures I have been.
Verse 5
Oh, if my soul, when death appears.
In this sweet frame be found,
I’ll clasp my Savior in mine arms,
And leave this earthly ground.
John Mason, “Come, Dearest Lord, and Feed Thy Sheep”
Otterbein 1890 No. 45 · C.M · Auburn
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
John Newton·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Safely thro’ another week,
God has bro’t us on our way;
Let us now a blessing seek,
Waiting in his courts to-day;
Day of all the week the best,
Emblem of eternal rest.
Verse 2
While we seek supplies of grace
Through the dear Redeemer’s name,
Show thy reconciling face;
Take away our sin and shame;
From our worldly cares set free;
May we rest, this day, in thee.
Verse 3
May the gospel’s joyful sound
Conquer sinners, comfort saints,
Make the fruits of grace abound,
Bring relief from all complaints;
Thus let all our Sabbaths prove,
Till we join the church above.
Otterbein 1890 No. 48 · Sabbath. 7s, 6 or 8 lines
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Hayward·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Welcome, delightful morn!
Thou day of sacred rest;
I hail thy kind return;
Lord, make these moments blest;
From the low train of mortal toys
I soar to reach immortal joys.
Verse 2
Now may the King descend,
And fill his throne of grace;
Thy scepter, Lord, extend,
While saints address thy face!
Let sinners feel thy quickening word,
And learn to know and fear the Lord.
Verse 3
Descend, celestial Dove,
With all thy quickening powers;
Disclose a Savior’s love,
And bless the sacred hours;
Then shall my soul new life obtain,
Nor Sabbaths be indulged in vain.
Hayward, “Welcome, Delightful Morn!”
Otterbein 1890 No. 49 · H.M · Lischer. (German.)
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage