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386 – The Sacred Anthem

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The sacred anthem slowly rang

Across the fields of praise,

When earth’s first Sabbath made complete

All creatures and all days.

Walking with God, there,

Woman and man together share

The blessed Sabbath mood;

And in that green and golden world

Know all God’s works are good.

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But now in our diminished lives

We sing a blemished song;

The earth is worn and disarrayed

And all our work goes wrong.

Still in our worship,

Joining in praise and fellowship,

By Sabbath radiance blessed,

We put our doubt and fear away

And rest within God’s rest.

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And arching over time and space

The Lord of Sabbaths wills

Renewal for the weary earth

And healing for our ills.

Hearts will rejoice then;

There will be no more weeping, when

We know and shall be known.

With hosts of the redeemed we’ll sing

Around God’s shining throne.