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Hymn

O Day of Rest and Gladness

TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM · 7.6.7.6 D · words Christopher Wordsworth · music 13th Century spring carol; first published in the Swedish Piae Cantones

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O Day of Rest and Gladness man go round had joy and na us its and heaven an storms light day ly gels that first of birth; falls; come; rise; light, day of art art thee, day wear port, the rest on a a at O 1. ho 5. To 4. Thou 3. Thou 2. On tions der, ted tion, ness, na lad tec glad the where from the o a y ly pro cre and trum heaven, par depths ful, our pet a of most sil er streams rose beau ver to of from ti earth; calls, home; dise; bright: ho of Sun gar thee, balm con int our care ly day den, for To Each A On O finds tions der, ted tion, ness, ca glad sec sad the near with Christ most va vo us er sal and ra day drea sent joined of diant ry from in pure art life's Spir ag and a dry, it es heaven, beams, love, sand; tune, Gos the day art thee, thee, light cool Lord, high pel of a our Where A Thou On On sweet ing tion, tain ious, ly, glow fec foun low with thou in the through tor is re ing vic and ing a ised was Tri re to our ple great soul earth view tri the light fresh things prom God bove. streams. land. given. une. ly, on liv day thee, thus ho wa res Pis thee, ho ing of like And A From And Sing ing, tion tain, ious, oly, with from we a to most ter ur gah's rec ly, flow moun glor h Christopher Wordsworth, 1862 TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM 7.6.7.6 D 13th Century spring carol; first published in the Swedish Piae Cantones, 1916

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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