Text: | O day of rest and gladness |
Author: | Bp. Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 |
Tune: | DAY OF REST |
Composer: | J. W. Elliott, 1833-1915 |
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 the 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 depths of earth;
On thee our Lord victorious,
The Spirit sent from heaven;
And thus on thee most glorious
A triple 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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O day of rest and gladness |
Author: | Bp. Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | Day: Of Light; Light: Day of; The Church and the Kingdom of God: The Lord's Day(7 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DAY OF REST |
Composer: | J. W. Elliott, 1833-1915 |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 |
Key: | F Major or modal |