Hail the Day

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Hail, hail the day, The day of joy and gladness

Author: Ada Blenkhorn
Tune: [Hail! hail the day]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Hail! hail the day!
The day of joy and gladness;
The day that saw the Lord arise,
That fill’d the world with glad surprise,
And wak’d the music of the skies.
O hail! hail the day!

Refrain:
Hail the day with song and chorus,
While the sun is shining o’er us,
Scenes of beauty rise before us,
Hail! hail the day!

2 Hail! hail the day!
The day of might and power;
That burst the fetters of the tomb,
And robb’d the grave of all its gloom;
That bade the flow’rs of hope to bloom.
O hail! hail the day! [Refrain]

3 Hail! hail the day!
So full of peace and glory!
When on the worlds’ enraptured sight
There shone from heav’n celestial light,
That turned to day earth’s darkest night.
O hail! hail the day! [Refrain]

Source: Gospel Herald in Song #191

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Author: Ada Blenkhorn

Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	Hail, hail the day, The day of joy and gladness
Title:	Hail the Day
Author:	Ada Blenkhorn
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Hail the day with song and chorus
Notes:	German translation: See "Heil dir o tag " by E. C. Magaret
Copyright:	Public Domain