Additional Hymn · Hymn 966 · 7.6.7.6

O day of rest and gladness,

D. “I was in the spirit on the Lord’s day”. Rev. 1:10

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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,

Through ages join’d in tune,

Sing Holy, Holy, Holy,

To God the great Triune.

2.

On Thee, at the Creation,

The light first had its birth,

On thee, for our salvation,

Christ rose form depths of earth;

On Thee our Lord victorious

The Spirit sent form heav’n;

And thus on Thee most glorious

A triple light was giv’n

3.

Thou art a post protected

From storms that round us rise;

A garden intersected

With steams of Paradise;

Thou are a cooling fountain

In life’s dry dreary sand;

From Thee, like Pisgah’s mountain,

We view our promised Land.

4.

Today on weary nations

The heav’nly 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.

5.

May we, new graces gaining

From this our day of rest,

Attain the rest remaining

To spirits of the blest,

And there, our voice upraising,

To father, and to Son,

And Holy Ghost, be praising

The blessed Three In One.

Amen