Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
48t Devotion
Words: Isaac Watts, 1719
Music: Alexander Johnson, 1818. Alto Introduction to Sacred Music, 1835
Meter: Long Meter (8,8,8,8)
Sweet is the day of sacred rest,
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found,
Like David’s harp of solemn sound.
Then shall I share a glorious part,
When grace hath well refined my heart,
And fresh supplies of joy are shed,
Like holy oil, to cheer my head.
Then shall I see and hear and know
All I desired and wished below,
And ev’ry pow’r find sweet employ
In that eternal world of joy.
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found,
Like David’s harp of solemn sound.
Then shall I share a glorious part,
When grace hath well refined my heart,
And fresh supplies of joy are shed,
Like holy oil, to cheer my head.
Then shall I see and hear and know
All I desired and wished below,
And ev’ry pow’r find sweet employ
In that eternal world of joy.