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The Sabbath Day Has Reached Its Close
Verse 1
The Sabbath day has reached its close,
Yet, Saviour, ere I seek repose,
Grant me the peace Thy love bestows;
Smile on my evening hour.
Yet, Saviour, ere I seek repose,
Grant me the peace Thy love bestows;
Smile on my evening hour.
Verse 2
Weary I come to Thee for rest;
Hallow and calm my troubled breast;
Grant me Thy Spirit for my guest;
Smile on my evening hour.
Hallow and calm my troubled breast;
Grant me Thy Spirit for my guest;
Smile on my evening hour.
Verse 3
Let not the gospel seed remain
Unfruitful, or be sown in vain;
Let heavenly dews descend like rain;
Smile on my evening hour.
Unfruitful, or be sown in vain;
Let heavenly dews descend like rain;
Smile on my evening hour.
Verse 4
O Jesus, Lord enthroned on high,
Thou hearest the contrite spirit’s sigh;
Look down on me with pitying eye;
Smile on my evening hour.
Thou hearest the contrite spirit’s sigh;
Look down on me with pitying eye;
Smile on my evening hour.
Verse 5
My only intercessor Thou,
Mingle Thy fragrant incense now
With every prayer and every vow;
Smile on my evening hour.
Mingle Thy fragrant incense now
With every prayer and every vow;
Smile on my evening hour.
Verse 6
And, oh, when time’s short course shall end,
And death’s dark shades around impend,
My God, my everlasting Friend,
Smile on my evening hour.
And death’s dark shades around impend,
My God, my everlasting Friend,
Smile on my evening hour.
A Seventh-day Adventist hymn emphasizing the completion and sanctity of the Sabbath day.