Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#441

441. O day of rest and gladness

1 O day of rest and gladness,
O day of joy and light,
O balm of care and sadness,
Most beautiful, most bright;
On thee the high and lowly,
Before th'eternal throne,
Sing, Holy, Holy, Holy,
To the great Three in One.

2 On thee at the creation,
The light first had its birth;
On thee, for our salvation,
Christ rose from depth of earth;
On thee our Lord, victorious,
The Spirit sent from heaven;
And thus on thee, most glorious,
A three-fold light was given.

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.

4 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
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth (1862)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: The Lord's Day

Tune Information

• Name: DAY OF REST
• Composer: James W. Elliott (1874)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: F Major