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Hymn

O Day of Rest and Gladness

AURELIA · 7.6.7.6.D · words Christopher Wordsworth · music Samuel Sebastian Wesley

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O Day of Rest and Gladness light, man go round had joy na and us its and heaven an storms light day ly gels that first of falls; come; rise; birth; day art art thee, day a on a at of 1. O On 5. To 4. Thou 3. Thou 2. ness, tion, na the where from the o tions der, ted wear y ly pro lad cre and rest tec a glad the port, ho trum heaven, par depths ful, pet our a of most sil er streams rose beau ti ver to of from calls, home; dise; earth; bright: ho Sun gar thee, balm our care ly day den, for of To Each A On O tion, ness, ted int the near with Christ most tions der, vo us er sal and ca con finds glad sec va sad ra day drea sent joined diant of ry from in pure art life's Spir ag and a dry, it es beams, love, sand; heaven, tune, Gos day art thee, thee, sweet cool high pel of a our the On Where A Thou On Lord, through the light glow tion, ing fec tain ious, ly, foun is re ing vic and tor low in thou with fresh things prom light God une. ing a ised was Tri soul earth view tri the re to our ple great land. streams. bove. given. liv day thee, thus ho like ing of on ly, From And A And Sing rec moun with from we a to flow ing, tion tain, ious, oly, wa ur gah's most ly, res ter Pis ho thee, h glor Christopher Wordsworth, 1862 AURELIA 7.6.7.6.D Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1864

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 joined in tune,
Sing holy, holy, holy,
to the great God Triune.

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.Thou art a port, protected
from storms that round us rise;
A garden, intersected
with streams of paradise;
Thou art a cooling fountain
in life's dry, dreary sand;
From thee, like Pisgah's mountain,
we view our promised land.

4.Thou art a holy ladder,
where angels go and come;
Each Sunday finds us gladder,
nearer to heaven, our home;
A day of sweet refection,
thou art a day of love,
A day of resurrection
from earth to things above.

5.Today 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.

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Same meter but needs editorial underlay: ANGEL'S STORY, DIVINUM MYSTERIUM, ELLACOMBE, LANCASHIRE, LLANGLOFFAN, MEIRIONYDD, MUNICH, RUTHERFORD, WEBB.

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