Welcome, wel­come, day of rest,
To the world in kind­ness giv’n;
Welcome to the hum­ble breast,
As the beam­ing light from Heav’n.

Day of calm and sweet re­pose,
Gently now thy mo­ments run;
Balm to soothe our cares and woes,
Till our la­bor here is done.

Holy day that we most prize,
Day of so­lemn praise and pray­er,
Day to make the sim­ple wise,
O, how great thy bless­ings are!

Welcome, wel­come, day of rest,
With thy in­flu­ence all di­vine,
May thy hal­lowed hours be blessed
To this wait­ing heart of mine.