The sacred anthem slowly rang
Across
the fields of praise,
When
earth’s first Sabbath made complete
All
creatures and all days.
Wlaking
with God, there,
Woman
and man together share
The
blessed Sabbath mood;
And
in that green and golden world
Know
all God’s works are good.
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But
now in our diminished lives
We
sing a blemished song;
The
earth is worn and disarrayed
And
all our work goes wrong.
Still
in our worship,
Joining
in praise and fellowhip,
By
Sabbath radiance blessed,
We
put our doubt and fear away
And
rest within God’s rest.
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And
arching over time and space
The
Lord of Sabbath wills
Renewal
for the weary earth
And
healing for our ills.
Hearts
will rejoice then;
There
will be no more weeping, when
We
know and shall be known.
With
host of the redeemed we’ll sing
Around
God’s shining throne.