The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#435

435. O happy day! that fixed my choice

1 O, happy day! that fixed my choice
On thee, my Saviour and my God;
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad

Chorus:
Happy day, happy day,
When Jesus washed my sins away!
He taught me how to watch and pray,
And live rejoicing every day;
Happy day, happy day,
When Jesus washed my sins away!

2 'Tis done, the great transaction's done;
I am my Lord's, and he is mine;
He drew me, and I followed on,
Charmed to confess the voice divine. [Chorus]

3 Now rest, my long-divided heart,
Fixed on this blissful center, rest;
Nor ever from thy Lord depart,
With him of every good possessed. [Chorus]

4 High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow,
That vow renewed shall daily hear,
Till in time's latest hour I bow,
And bless at last a bond so dear [Chorus]

5 And when the bright celestial train,
From highest heaven to earth shall come;
Then with my Lord I'll rise, and reign
Forever in that happy home. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: O happy day! that fixed my choice
• Author: Philip Doddridge
• Refrain First Line: Happy day, happy day
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance

Tune Information

• Name: HAPPY DAY
• Composer: E. F. Rimbault
• Meter: L. M. P.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #212, 223, or 47.