Scripture Verse

The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. Matthew 12:8

Introduction

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Henry K. Oliver (1800–1885)

Words: Sam­uel Wes­ley, Jr., Po­ems on Se­ve­ral Oc­ca­sions (Lon­don: E. Say, 1736), page 241.

Music: Mer­ton (Ol­iv­er) Hen­ry K. Ol­iv­er, 1842 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Samuel Wesley, Jr.
1690–1739

Lyrics

The Lord of Sab­bath let us praise,
In con­sort with the blest,
Who, joy­ful in har­mo­ni­ous lays,
Employ an end­less rest.

Thus, Lord, while we re­mem­ber Thee,
We blest and pi­ous grow;
By hymns of praise we learn to be
Triumphant here be­low.

On this glad day a bright­er scene
Of glo­ry was dis­played,
By the eter­nal Word, than when
This uni­verse was made.

He rises, who man­kind has bought
With grief and pain ex­treme;
’Twas great to speak the world from naught;
’Twas great­er to redeem.