The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9431

9431. O Thou Joyful Day

1 O thou joyful day, O thou blessèd day,
Holy, peaceful Christmastide!
O thou joyful day, O thou blessèd day,
Holy, peaceful Christmastide!
Earth’s hopes awaken, Christ life has taken,
Laud Him, O laud Him on every side!

2 O thou joyful day, O thou blessèd day,
Holy, peaceful Christmastide!
O thou joyful day, O thou blessèd day,
Holy, peaceful Christmastide!
Christ’s light is beaming, our souls redeeming,
Laud Him, O laud Him on every side!

3 O thou joyful day, O thou blessèd day,
Holy, peaceful Christmastide!
O thou joyful day, O thou blessèd day,
Holy, peaceful Christmastide!
King of all glory, We bow before Thee—
Laud Him, O laud Him on every side!

Text Information

• First Line: O thou joyful day, O thou blessed day
• Title: O Thou Joyful Day
• Author: Johannes D. Falk
• Translator: Beale M. Schmucker
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Language: English
• Source: Auserlesene Werke (Leipzig, Germany: 1816); Translation: Wartburg Hymnal by O. Hardwig (Chicago: Wartburg Publishing House, 1918)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SICILIAN MARINERS
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: The European Magazine and London Review, November 1792
• Copyright: Public Domain