The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#312

312. O Day of Rest and Gladness!

1 O day of rest and gladness!
O day of joy and light!
O balm for care and sadness,
Most beautiful and bright!
On thee the high and lowly,
Through ages joined in tune,
Sing, holy, holy, holy,
To God, the great 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 heav'n;
And thus on thee, most glorious,
A three-fold light was giv'n.

3 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 voice upraises
To Thee, blest Three in One.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O day of rest and gladness!
• Title: O Day of Rest and Gladness!
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth (1862, a.)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Worship: Prayer and Praise; The Lord's Day; Lord's Day; Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: LAUSANNE
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Lausanne Psalter