Rejoicing at the Return of the Sabbath

Verse 1

My opening eyes with rapture see The light of thy returning day; My thoughts, O God, ascend to thee While thus my early vows I pay.

Verse 2

I yield my heart to thee alone, Nor would receive another guest: Eternal King, erect thy throne, And reign sole monarch in my breast.

Verse 3

O, bid this trifling world retire, And drive each carnal thought away; Nor let me feel one vain desire, One sinful thought, through all the day.

Verse 4

Then, to thy courts when I repair, My soul shall rise on joyful wing, The wonders of thy love declare, And join the strains which angels sing.