Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#40

40. O Day Full Of Grace

1 O day full of grace, which we behold,
Now gently to view ascending;
Thou over the earth thy reign unfold,
Good cheer to all mortals lending,
That children of light in every clime
May prove that the night is ending.

2 How blest was that gracious midnight hour,
When God in our flesh was given;
Then flushed the dawn with light and power,
That spread o'er the darken'd heaven;
Then rose o'er the world that Sun divine
Which gloom from our hearts hath driven.

3 Yea, were every tree endow'd with speech,
And ev'ry leaflet singing,
They never with praise His worth could reach,
Though earth with their praise were ringing.
Who fully could praise the Light of life
Who light to our souls is bringing?

4 As birds in the morning sing God's praise,
His fatherly love we cherish,
For giving to us this day of grace,
For life that shall never perish.
His Church He hath kept these thousand years,
And hungering souls did nourish.

5 With joy we depart for our fatherland,
Where God our Father is dwelling,
Where ready for us His mansions stand,
Where heaven with praise is swelling;
And there we shall walk in endless light,
With blest ones His praise forth telling.

Text Information

• First Line: O day, full of grace, which we behold
• Title: O Day Full Of Grace
• Author: N. F. S. Grundtvig (1826)
• Meter: 9, 8, 9, 8, 9, 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Morning and Evening
• Source: Anon., (Danish, 14th Century).
• Notes: Danish first line: Den signede Dag met Fryd vi ser; Translator: C. Døving

Tune Information

• Name: [O day full of grace, which we behold]
• Composer: C. E. F. Weyse
• Meter: 9, 8, 9, 8, 9, 8.
• Key: C Major