Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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467 Lisbon

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719

Music: Arr. From Daniel Read, 1785

Meter: Short Meter (6,6,8,6)

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

The King Himself comes near,
To feast His saints today;
Here we may sit and see Him here,
And love, and praise, and pray.