Hail! Sacred Day of Earthly Rest

Hail! sacred day of earthly rest

Author: Godfrey Thring (1858)
Tune: WREFORD
Published in 52 hymnals

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Representative Text

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

Source: The Hymnal #R38

Author: Godfrey Thring

Godfrey Thring (b. Alford, Somersetshire, England, 1823; d. Shamley Green, Guilford, Surrey, England, 1903) was born in the parsonage of Alford, where his father was rector. Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, England, he was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1847. After serving in several other parishes, Thring re­turned to Alford and Hornblotten in 1858 to succeed his father as rector, a position he retained until his own retirement in 1893. He was also associated with Wells Cathedral (1867-1893). After 1861 Thring wrote many hymns and published several hymnals, including Hymns Congregational (1866), Hymns and Sacred Lyrics (1874), and the respect­ed A Church of England Hymn Book Adapted to the Daily Services of the Church… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Hail! sacred day of earthly rest
Title: Hail! Sacred Day of Earthly Rest
Author: Godfrey Thring (1858)
Meter: 8.6.8.4
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Hail, sacred day of earthly rest. G. Thring. [Sunday.] Written in 1863, and first published in his Hymns Congregational and Others, 1866, p. 82, in 13 stanzas of 4 lines In the Appendix to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Psalms & Hymns, 1869, No. 314, it was given in 9 stanzas with stanza i., line 3 changed from "Hail, quiet spirit bringing peace," to "Hail, day of light, that bringest light," by Bishop W. W. How. This text was repeated in Thring's Collection, 1882, No. 65, and is the authorised form of the hymn. In Laudes Domini, N. Y., 1884, No. 92, stanzas i.-iii. and xiii. are altered from the original 8, 6, 8, 4 to 8, 8, 8, 4 measure, very much to the injury of the hymn. Full authorised text in the author's Hymns & Sacred Lyrics, 1874, p. 21.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Instances

Instances (1 - 52 of 52)

A Church of England Hymn Book #61

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A Manual of Worship #70

Book of Common Praise #d171

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Church Hymns and Tunes #45

Church Hymns with Tunes #43

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Common Praise #39

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #31

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #31

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Hymns of the Living Church #38

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In Excelsis #134

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In Excelsis #a134

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Laudes Domini #61

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Laudes Domini #92

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #203

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New Manual of Praise #84

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Plymouth Sunday-School Hymnal #1

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #105

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Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy #570

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Sunday School Service Book and Hymnal #29

The American Hymnal #d184

The Book of Common Praise #d177

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The Book of Common Praise #41

The Book of Praise #335

The Book of Praise #347a

The Book of Praise #347b

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The Children's Hymn Book #39

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The Church Hymnal #25a

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The Church Hymnal #25b

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The Church Hymnal #25a

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The Church Hymnal #25b

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The Church Hymnary #369

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The Church Hymnary #40

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The Cyber Hymnal #2607

The Home and School Hymnal #19

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The Hymnal #R38

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The Hymnal #43

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The Hymnal #43

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The Hymnal #25

The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #192

The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #192

The Methodist Protestant Church Hymnal #d145

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The New Laudes Domini #106

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #470

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #602

The Plymouth Hymnal #d160

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #384

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #384

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The Primitive Methodist Church Hymnal #76

The St. Alban Hymnal #d142

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Worship Song #545

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