Verse 1 ~ Don’t forget the Sabbath,      The Lord our God hath blest, Of all the week the brightest,      Of all the week the best; It brings repose from labor,      It tells of joy divine, Its beams of light descending,      With heav’nly beauty shine. Refrain ~ Welcome, welcome, ever welcome,      Blessed Sabbath day, Welcome, welcome, ever welcome,      Blessed Sabbath day. Verse 2 ~ Keep the Sabbath holy,      And worship Him today, Who said to His disciples,      “I am the living Way”; And if we meekly follow      Our Saviour here below, He’ll give us of the fountain      Whose streams eternal flow. Verse 3 ~ Day of sacred pleasure!      Its golden hours we’ll spend In thankful hymns to Jesus,      The children’s dearest Friend; O gentle, loving, Saviour,      How good and kind Thou art, How precious is Thy promise      To dwell in every heart!