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 See Christians, Jews, one heavy sabbath keep,
 And all the western world believe and sleep.  
 See Christians, Jews, one heavy sabbath keep,
 And all the western world believe and sleep. 
 The Sundaies of man's life,
 Thredded together on time's string,
  Make bracelets to adorn the wife
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 The Sundaies of man's life,
 Thredded together on time's string,
  Make bracelets to adorn the wife
   Of the eternal, glorious King.
    On Sunday heaven's gates stand ope;
     Blessings are plentiful and rife.
      More plentiful than hope. 
 The sabbaths of Eternity.
 One sabbath deep and wide.  
 The sabbaths of Eternity.
 One sabbath deep and wide. 
 On Sundays, at the matin-chime,
 The Alpine peasants, two and three,
  Climb up here to pray;
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 On Sundays, at the matin-chime,
 The Alpine peasants, two and three,
  Climb up here to pray;
   Burghers and dames, at summer's prime,
    Ride out to church from Chamberry,
     Dight with mantles gay,
      But else it is a lonely time
       Round the Church of Brou. 
 Thou art my single day, God lends to leaven
 What were all earth else, with a feel of heaven.  
 Thou art my single day, God lends to leaven
 What were all earth else, with a feel of heaven. 
 Of all the days that's in the week,
 I dearly love but one day,
  And that's the read more 
 Of all the days that's in the week,
 I dearly love but one day,
  And that's the day that comes betwixt
   A Saturday and Monday. 
 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man 
for the sabbath:
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 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man 
for the sabbath:
 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 
 For, bless the gude mon, gin he had his ain way,
 He's na let a cat on the Sabbath read more 
 For, bless the gude mon, gin he had his ain way,
 He's na let a cat on the Sabbath say "mew;"
  Nae birdie maun whistle, nae lambie maun play,
   An' Phoebus himsel' could na travel that day,
    As he'd find a new Joshua in Andie Agnew. 
 So sang they, and the empyrean rung
 With Hallelujahs. Thus was Sabbath kept.  
 So sang they, and the empyrean rung
 With Hallelujahs. Thus was Sabbath kept.