The Sabbath Day Consecrated

Verse 1

Great God, this sacred day of Thine Demands the soul's collected powers; Gladly we now to thee resign These solemn, consecrated hours: O may our souls adoring own The grace that calls us to Thy throne.

Verse 2

All-seeing God! thy piercing eye can every secret thought explore; May worldly cares our bosoms fly, And where Thou art intrude no more: O may thy grace our spirits move, And fix our minds on things above!

Verse 3

Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart, And bid Thy word, with life divine, Engage the ear and warm the heart: Then shall the day indeed be Thine: Then shall our souls adoring own The grace that calls us to Thy throne.