HYMN #0481 A&M #481 • Ancient & Modern Meter: 7.7.7.7 Hymns Ancient & Modern (638)

A&M Hymn #481: Now the busy week is done

Complete lyrics, stanzas, and pipe organ accompaniment • Hymns Ancient & Modern

1

Now the busy week is done,
Now the rest-time is begun
Thou hast brought us on our way.
Kept and led us day by day ;

2

Now there comes the first and best,
Day of worship, light and rest.
Hallow, Lord, the coming day !
Whe?i we meet to praise and prav,

3

Hear Thv Word. Thy Feast attend,
Hours of happy service spend ;
To our hearts be manifest,
Lord of labour and of rest i

4

For Thy children gone before
We can trust Thee and adore ;
All their earthly week is past,
Sabbath-time is theirs at last ;

5

Fold them, Father, to Thy breast,
Give them everlasting rest.
Guide us all the days to come,
Till Thy mercy call us home :

6

All our powers do Thou employ,
Be Thy work our chiefest joy ;
Then, the promised land possest,
Bid us enter into rest.

6

Amen.

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Hymnological Reference • Historical Notes

Background, Themes & Devotional Notes for "Now the busy week is done"

Collection: Hymns Ancient & Modern

📜 Historical Background & Origin

This hymn is designated as Hymn #481 in the venerable Hymns Ancient & Modern (1889 Standard Edition). Originally compiled under the guidance of the Rev. Sir Henry Williams Baker and a committee of dedicated church musicians, this hymnal harmonized historic Latin, Greek, and German hymnody with classical English psalmody.

It has served as a primary liturgical hymnal for the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican and Episcopal communion for generations, renowned for its doctrinal clarity and reverent choral tradition.

🕊️ Devotional Themes & Reflection

Composed of 7 stanzas, the text centers on foundational biblical themes: adoration and praise to God, humble reliance upon divine grace, steadfast faith amid trials, and the everlasting hope of salvation in Jesus Christ.

Whether sung during Sunday corporate worship or read during family devotions and personal prayer, these stanzas guide the believer to reflect on God's unending mercies and steadfast faithfulness across every season of life.

🎼 Musical Structure & Liturgy

Poetic Meter: 7.7.7.7
Stanza Structure: 7 Verses with cathedral pipe organ accompaniment
Liturgical Placement: Suitable as an Opening Hymn of Praise, Call to Worship, Offertory, or Closing Doxology
Pipe Organ Audio: Multi-verse accompaniment synthesized to support organists, choir rehearsals, and home worship

⚖️ Public Domain Archival: This historic hymn text and tune are in the worldwide public domain and may be freely printed in church bulletins or projected for public worship.

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