Glory to God ‎#393

393. O Day of Rest and Gladness

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Text Information

• First Line: O day of rest and gladness
• Title: O Day of Rest and Gladness
• Author (stanza 3): Charles P. Price (1980, alt.)
• Author (stanzas 1-2): Christopher Wordsworth (1862, alt.)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Genesis 1:3
  ;
  Genesis 2:2-3
  ;
  Leviticus 23:3
  ;
  Psalm 116:7
  ;
  Psalm 118:24
  ;
  Isaiah 6:3
  ;
  Isaiah 66:23
  ;
  Matthew 28:1
  ;
  Mark 16:2
  ;
  Luke 24:1
  ;
  John 20:19-22
  ;
  Acts 2:1-4
  ;
  Acts 20:7
  ;
  Romans 10:5-15
  ;
  Hebrews 4:9-10
• Topic: Christian Year: Resurrection/Easter; Christian Year: Pentecost; Community in Christ; Creation; Gathering; Sabbath; The Triune God
• Copyright: St. 3 © 1985 Charles P. Price

Tune Information

• Name: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN
• Harmonizer: George Ratcliffe Woodward (1904)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D
• Key: G Major
• Source: Memmingen ms., 17th cent.

Text Information:

In this text the first day of the week represents a threefold commemoration of Creation, Resurrection, and Pentecost—each an encounter with Trinitarian activity centered on one of the Three Persons. The tune name recalls the secular German song adapted for use with several hymns.