Sweet Sabbath Day
Author: George Manwaring
Composer: Robert Lowry
Languages (21)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Armenian (West): ԿԻՐԱԿԻ ՕՐ
- Chinese (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Danish: Vi hilser dig, du sabbatsdag
- Dutch: Wees welkom, schone sabbatdag
- English: Sweet Sabbath Day
- Finnish: Sunnuntaipäivä
- French: Sabbat de Dieu, jour de repos
- German: O Tag des Herrn, wir singen dir
- Hawaiian: Ka La Sabati Nani
- Icelandic: Hvíldardagurinn
- Italian: Dolce giorno di riposo
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: Guds hviledag, vi hilser deg
- Portuguese: No dia Santo do Senhor
- Samoan: Le Aso Nei E Mapu Ai
- Spanish: El día santo del Señor
- Spanish Braille: ⠠⠑⠇ ⠙ ⠁ ⠎⠁⠝⠞⠕ ⠙⠑⠇ ⠠⠎⠑ ⠕⠗
- Swedish: O sabbatsdag, dig hälsar vi
- Tahitian: Aue te Sabati ra e!
- Tongan: Sapate Lelei
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1878 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sunday School Music Cards (1877–1879), Dec 1878.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Sweet Sabbath day, all hail to thee, Beautiful day of rest! That sets us from all labor free, Beautiful day of rest! With joy we hail thy welcome ray, With grateful hearts our homage pay To him who gave this holy day, This beautiful day of rest.
2. This best of days to man is giv’n Beautiful day of rest! To draw our minds to God and heav’n Beautiful day of rest! And humbly now we bend the knee, With rev’rence, Lord, ascribe to thee, Our thanks for all thy mercies free This beautiful day of rest.
3. Sweet Sabbath day, thy name we love Beautiful day of rest! Let angels hear the strain above Beautiful day of rest! ’Tis God’s command, let all obey, To hallow this, the Sabbath day, And spend in his appointed way This beautiful day of rest.
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