GHS 194 Special Occasion
O Day Of Rest And Gladness
Verse 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.
Verse 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.
Verse 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.
Verse 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 reflection, Thou art a day of love; A day of resurrection From earth to things above.
Verse 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.
Verse 6
New graces ever gaining, From, this our day of rest, We reach the rest remaining To spirits of the blest. To Holy Ghost be praises, To Father, and to Son; The church her voice upraises To Thee, blest Three in One.
GHS 194 · Special Occasion
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