Six days of toil and care

1Six days of toil and care,
I bid adieu to all;
And now, O peaceful Sabbath hours,
I gladly welcome you.

2My heart with rapture turns
To Eden's vale so fair;
Then forward to the heavenly world,
And views the Sabbath there.

3Sweet day of rest, through thee
Shall memory faithful prove
To him who made the earth and sea,
And starry worlds above.

4In each Sabbath spent aright
Shall bring us nearer thee,
Till in that glorious land of light
We more forever free.