The Lord's Day
Isaac Watts (1707) • English
Primary Scripture: Psalm 27:4-5
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 feast His saints today; Here may we sit, and see Him here, And love, and praise, and pray.
Verse 3
One day within the place Which Thou dost Lord, frequent Is sweeter than ten thousand days In sinful pleasure spent.
Verse 4
My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- psalms 27:4-5
Reference 2
- psalms 84
Reference 3
- psalms 118:24
Reference 4
- isaiah 58:13
Reference 5
- acts 20:7
Reference 6
- revelation 1:10