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Hymn

O Day of Rest and Gladness

EWING · 7.6.7.6.D · words Christopher Wordsworth · music Alexander C. Ewing

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O Day of Rest and Gladness go where man the round had joy na and us its and from day heaven an storms light ly gels that first of falls; come; rise; birth; light, day art art thee, day port, the the on a a at of On 1. O 2. rest 5. To 4. Thou 3. Thou ho ness, tions der, ted tion, na y ly pro cre and wear o lad tec a glad par bright: trum heaven, depths ful, earth; pet our a of most sil er streams rose beau ver to of from ti calls, home; dise; ho Sun gar thee, balm day ly den, for of To Each A On O ca glad sec sad the near with Christ most va tions der, ted tion, ness, vo us er sal and con care our int finds sent drea day joined ra ry diant of from in pure art life's Spir ag a dry, it es and beams, love, sand; heaven, tune, art Gos day thee, thee, a pel of our the On Where A Thou On glow fec with thou in the through ing tion, tain ious, ly, light is re ing foun vic and low tor high Lord, cool sweet ised was Tri une. land. a ing soul earth view tri the things prom light God fresh re to our ple great streams. bove. given. liv day thee, thus ho res Pis thee, ho ing of like on ly, And wa A From And Sing ing, tion tain, ious, oly, from with we a to ly, ter ur gah's most h flow rec moun glor Christopher Wordsworth, 1862 EWING 7.6.7.6.D Alexander C. Ewing, 1853

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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