Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#50

50. O day of rest and gladness

1 O day of rest and gladness,
O day of joy and light,
O balm of care and sadness,
Most beautiful, most bright;
On thee, the high and lowly,
Bending before the throne,
Sing, Holy, Holy, Holy,
To the Great Three in One.

2 Today on weary nations
The heavenly manna falls;
To holy convocations
The silver trumpet calls,
Where gospel light is glowing
With pure and radiant beams,
And living water flowing
With soul-refreshing streams.

3 New graces ever gaining
From this our day of rest,
We reach the rest remaining
To spirits of the blest:
To Holy Ghost be praises,
To Father and to Son;
The Church her voice upraises
To Thee, blest Three in One.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O day of rest and gladness
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth (1862)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Lord's Day: Blessings of; Today; Water of Life

Tune Information

• Name: MENDEBRAS
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: 7s, 6s, D.