WELCOME, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving...

John Wesley (1703-1791)

4 Verses Christian Hymn Spiritual Song

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

One day amidst the place Where thou, my Lord, hast been Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin.

Verse 4

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