How sweet is the Sabbath, the season of rest

How sweet is the Sabbath, the season of rest

Published in 75 hymnals

Representative Text

1 How sweet is the Sabbath, the morning of rest,
The day of the week which I surely love best;
The morning the Saviour arose from the tomb,
And took from the grave all its terror and gloom.

2 Oh, let me be thoughtful and prayerful to-day,
And not spend a moment in trifling or play;
Remembering these seasons were graciously given
To teach me to seek and prepare me for heaven.

3 In the house of my God, in his presence and fear,
While I worship to-day, may it all be sincere;
In the school when I learn, may I do it with care,
And be grateful to those who watch over me there.

4 Instruct me, my Saviour, a child though I be,
I am not too young to be noticed by thee;
Renew all my heart, keep me firm in thy ways,
I would love thee, and serve thee, and give thee the praise.



Source: Living Hymns: for use in the Sabbath School, Christian Endeavor Meetings, the church & home #356

Text Information

First Line: How sweet is the Sabbath, the season of rest
Language: English
Refrain First Line: How holy is the Sabbath
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

HEAVENLY MUSIC


GOSHEN (Davis)


CONTRAST (German)

The tune most commonly known as CONTRAST is a German folk tune. In American shape-note tradition the tune is known as GREEN FIELDS or GREENFIELDS. J. S. Bach quoted it in his "Peasant Cantata," but he did not compose it. It has also been misattributed to Maria DeFleury and to Lewis Edson. Edson wrot…

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American Sunday School Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #a143

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American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #aa143

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Dew Drops of Sacred Song #58

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Glad Tidings #30c

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Glad Tidings #51

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Glorious Things in Sacred Song #9

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Home Song Book, prepared for the use of the Children of the Home for the Friendless #61

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Hymnal for Primary Classes #58

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Hymnal for Primary Classes #58

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Hymns additional to the Hymns in the Prayer Book #247

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d201

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Hymns for First-Day Schools #47

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Hymns for First-Day Schools (Rev. and Enl.) #47

Hymns for Schools and Families #d220

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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #102

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Hymns for Sunday Schools #22

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #71

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #38

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #71

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #S38

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Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #296

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d169

Linden Harp #d46

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Linden Harp #66

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Living Hymns #356

Maynard's Sabbath School Echo. 6th ed. of Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns, with an Appendix #d78

Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns. 4th ed. #d72

New Starry Crown for the Sabbath School #d17

Portsmouth Sunday School Hymn Book #d66

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Precious Hymns #137

Sabbath School and Social Hymns of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the U.S.A. #d102

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Sabbath School Bell No. 2 #182b

Sabbath School Gems #d58

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Sabbath School Gems of Music and Poetry #22

Sabbath School Vocalist #d35

Sabbath Songs for Children's Worship #d56

Songs for the Little Ones at Home #d77

Songs of Joy #d48

Spring Blossoms #d34

Sunday School Hymn Book #d165

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Sunday-School Hymns #112

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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #343

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The American Sunday-School Hymn-Book #143

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d162

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The Boston Sunday School Hymn Book #15

The Canadian Warbler #d70

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The Centenary Singer #367

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The Child's Hymn Book #122

The Crowning Triumph #d46

The Eolian Harp #d45

The Golden Harp #d124

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The Infant-School Hymn-Book #67

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The Musical Repository. #54

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The New England Sabbath School Minstrel #58

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The New Sabbath School Hosanna #108

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The Presbyterian Juvenile Psalmodist #29

The River of Life #d44

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The Sabbath School Harp #25

The Sabbath School Hosanna #d64

The Sabbath School Hymn Book #d115

The Sabbath School Lyre #d61

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The Sabbath School Lyre #107

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The Sabbath School Melodist #97

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The Sabbath School #138

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The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings #158b

The Star of the East #d70

The Sunday School Melodist #d37

The Union Harp and Revival Chorister. Rev ed. #d155

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The Wesleyan Minstrel #12

The Western Harp #d87

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The Young People's Chorister #47a

Union Hymns. Rev. #d154

Union Hymns. Rev. #d160

Vestry Songs #d95

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Young Singer's Friend #118

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