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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.

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.

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 day that comes betwixt A Saturday and Monday.

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.

Gently on tiptoe Sunday creeps, Cheerfully from the stars he peeps, Mortals are all asleep below, None in the village hears him go; E'en chanticleer keeps very still, For Sunday whispered, 'twas his will.

Sundaies observe: think when the bells do chime, 'Tis angel's musick; therefore come not late.

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.

Now, really, this appears the common case Of putting too much Sabbath into Sunday-- But what is your opinion, Mrs. Grundy?

Day of the Lord, as all our days should be!

So sang they, and the empyrean rung With Hallelujahs. Thus was Sabbath kept.

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.

See Christians, Jews, one heavy sabbath keep, And all the western world believe and sleep.

E'en Sunday shines no Sabbath day to me.

The sabbaths of Eternity. One sabbath deep and wide.