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Text:Hail! sacred day of earthly rest
Author:G. Thring
Tune:DONA
Composer:J. Goss

25b. Hail! sacred day of earthly rest

1 Hail! sacred day of earthly rest,
From toil and trouble free:
Hail! day of light, that bringest light
And joy to me.

2 O holy stillness, breathing calm
On all the world around,
Uplifts my soul, O God, to Thee,
Where rest is found.

3 On all I think, or say, or do,
A ray of light divine
Is shed, O God, this day by Thee,
For it is Thine.

4 Accept, O God, my hymn of praise,
That Thou, this day, hast given
Sweet foretaste of that endless day
Of rest in heaven.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Hail! sacred day of earthly rest
Author: G. Thring
Meter: 8.6.8.4.
Publication Date: 1898
Topic: Daily Prayer: The Lord's Day
Tune Information
Name: DONA
Composer: J. Goss
Meter: 8.6.8.4.
Key: A♭ Major



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