821. This Day Is Holy to the Lord

This day is holy to the Lord;
this day the Lord has made;
we will rejoice with one accord
and in his name be glad.
Come, let us worship and bow down,
with thanks appear before his throne;
he to our songs of praise and prayer
will lend a gracious ear.

Text Information
First Line: This day is holy to the Lord
Title: This Day Is Holy to the Lord
Author: Frederick William Foster (1808, alt.)
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6. Iambic
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Service Music; Service music--Responses; Worship
Tune Information
Name: WORSHIP
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6. Iambic
Source: Popular melody adopted at Herrnhut (c. 1740); C. Gergor Choralbuch (1784)
Notes: 159 A in 1891 Offices of Worship and Hymns



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