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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.
E'en Sunday shines no Sabbath day to me.
E'en Sunday shines no Sabbath day to me.
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.
How still the morning of the hallow'd day!
Mute is the voice of rural labour, hush'd
The read more
How still the morning of the hallow'd day!
Mute is the voice of rural labour, hush'd
The ploughboy's whistle, and the milkmaid's song.
Sundaies observe: think when the bells do chime,
'Tis angel's musick; therefore come not late.
Sundaies observe: think when the bells do chime,
'Tis angel's musick; therefore come not late.
The sabbaths of Eternity.
One sabbath deep and wide.
The sabbaths of Eternity.
One sabbath deep and wide.
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:
Therefore read more
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.
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.