HYMN FOR SUNDAY. Eliza Day Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T132359 Daye, Eliza, b. ca. 1734. Poems, on Various Subjects. Liverpool Printed by J. M'Creery 1798 pp. [221]-222. [2],x,[4],258p.; 8°

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HYMN FOR SUNDAY . TWO great events this blessed day To celebrate was set apart ; While each , with wonder , we survey , May gratitude impress the heart . This day creation's birth be hail'd , And may our thoughts ascend on high ; Let him who over death prevail'd , Our thankful praises too employ . God's powerful word creation fram'd , Six days , and all complete it stood ; The seventh a day of rest he nam'd , And he beheld , and all was good . This day be worldly cares subdu'd , Holy improvement may we seek ; While still with strict survey review'd , We trace the actions of the week . Of duties still be this a part ; This day the saving work pursue ; 'Twill humble every haughty heart ; For pride , self-knowledge never knew . This day we hear the blessed word Which bids our hearts no more despond ; We celebrate our risen Lord , Who seal'd for us a heavenly bond .