Poems

Holy Day, God’s Rest

Holy Day, God’s Rest

Of creation’s week the best;

Last of all the chosen seven,

Blessed of God, to Man it was given.

First his six days’ work was done,

Then the Sabbath was begun;

Thus he blessed the seventh day,

And in resting we obey.

Thousands have his plan reversed,

Resting now upon the first;

Search the Book and you shall know

There’s no scripture tells them so.

All who speak the truth must say

It was man who changed the day;

In God’s word no change appears

Through the whole six thousand years!

Thus I searched; and when I saw

Only one great Sabbath law,

Then I hastened to obey-

Plainly, it was the only way.

                                      -F. E. BELDEN