Religion

Hymn II.14: The Lord's day; or, Delight in ordinances

by Isaac Watts 1674–1748

From Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II (1707)

Religion

Welcome, sweet day of rest,
That saw the Lord arise;
Welcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes!

The King himself comes near,
And feasts his saints today;
Here we may sit, and see him here,
And love, and praise, and pray.

One day amidst the place
Where my dear God hath been,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasurable sin.

My willing soul would stay
In such a frame as this,
And sit, and sing herself away
To everlasting bliss.

MLA

Watts, Isaac. “Hymn II.14: The Lord's day; or, Delight in ordinances.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/519/.

Chicago

Watts, Isaac. “Hymn II.14: The Lord's day; or, Delight in ordinances.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/519/.

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