Pledge of Endless Rest

Verse 1

Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest; Improve the day thy God hath blest; Another six days' work is done, Another sabbath is begun.

Verse 2

O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense, to the skies, And draw form Christ that sweet repose, Which none but he that feels it knows!

Verse 3

This heavenly calm within the breast Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the Church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains.

Verse 4

If holy duties, let the day, In holy comforts pass away; How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end! AMEN.