Day and night are thine; they are also

             mine from thee –

   the night to rid me of the cares of the day,

         to refresh my weary body,

         to renew my natural strength;

   the day to summon me to new activities,

         to give me opportunity to glorify thee,

         to serve my generation,

         to acquire knowledge, holiness, eternal life.

But one day above all days is made especially

   for thy honour and my improvement;

The sabbath reminds me

   of thy rest from creation,

   of the resurrection of my Saviour,

   of his entering into repose.

Thy house is mine,

   but I am unworthy to meet thee there,

     and am unfit for spiritual service.

When I enter it I come before thee as a sinner,

   condemned by conscience and thy Word,

For I am still in the body and in the wilderness,

   ignorant, weak, in danger,

   and in need of thine aid.

But encouraged by thy all-sufficient grace

   let me go to thy house with a lively hope

     of meeting thee,

   knowing that there thou wilt come to me

     and give me peace.

My soul is drawn out to thee in longing desires

   for thy presence in the sanctuary, at the table,

   where all are entertained on a feast of

     good things;

Let me before the broken elements,

     emblems of thy dying love,

   cry to thee with broken heart for grace

     and forgiveness.

I long for that blissful communion of thy people

   in thy eternal house in the perfect kingdom;

These are they that follow the Lamb;

May I be of their company!