Voices of Praise ‎#26

26. 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,
Through ages join'd in tune,
Sing, Holy, holy, holy,
To the great God Triune.

2 On thee, at the Creation,
The light first had its birth;
On thee for our salvation
Christ rose from depths of earth;
On thee our Lord victorious
The spirit sent from heaven;
And thus on thee most glorious
A triple light was given.

3 Thou art a port protected
From storms that round us rise;
A garden intersected
With streams of Paradise;
Thou art a cooling fountain
In life's dry, dreary sand;
From thee, like Pisgah's mountain,
We view our promised land.

4 To-day 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.

5 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 voices upraises
To Thee, blest Three in One.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Day of rest and gladness
• Meter: 7s. 6s. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883
• Topic: The Lord's Day; Festivals

Tune Information

• Name: ROTTERDAM
• Meter: 7s. 6s. D.
• Key: A Major