The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes ‎#268

268. Days and weeks and months returning

1 Days and weeks and months returning,
Bear us gently down life's way;
Still their lesson we are learning
With each anniversary day.

Chorus:
We hail this day, so full of joy,
And greet it with a song;
We hail this day, so full of joy,
And greet it with a song.

2 Glad our hearts, and glad our voices,
Joy controls the hasting hour;
None so sad but he rejoices
'Neath to-day's controlling power. [Chorus]

3 Yet, though glad we'll still remember
What the moments always say:
Life must have its cold December,
Just as surely as its May. [Chorus]

4 Let us not forget the meaning,
Days like these forever wear;
One more field has had its gleaning,
One more sheaf our arms should bear. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Days and weeks and months returning
• Refrain First Line: We hail this day, so full of joy
• Publication Date: 1865
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WE'LL HAIL THIS DAY
• Composer: T. E. Perkins
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: by permission