The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4777

4777. O Day of Light and Gladness

1. O day of light and gladness,
Of prophecy and song,
What thoughts within us waken,
What hallowed memories throng!
The soul’s horizon widens,
Past, present, future blend;
And rises on our vision
The life that hath no end.

2. Earth feels the season’s joyance,
From mountain range to sea
The tides of life are flowing
Fresh, manifold and free.
In valley and on upland,
By forest pathways dim,
All nature lifts in chorus
The resurrection hymn.

3. O Lord of life eternal,
To Thee our hearts upraise
The Easter song of gladness,
The Passover of praise.
Thine are the many mansions,
The dead die not to Thee,
Who fillest from Thy fullness
Time and eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: O day of light and gladness
• Title: O Day of Light and Gladness
• Author: Frederick L. Hosmer (1903)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LANCASHIRE
• Composer: Henry Thomas Smart (1836)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 55346 53114 56255
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain