DOCTRINES >> SABBATH
SDAH 382
O day of rest and gladness,
O day of joy and light,
O balm of care and sadness,
most beautiful, most bright;
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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,
who bend before throne,
sing, “Holy, holy, holy,”
to the Eternal One.
2
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.
3
A day of sweet reflection,
thou art a day of love,
A day to raise affection
from earth to things above.
New graces ever gaining
from this our day of rest,
We reach the rest remaining
in mansions of the blessed.
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Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Isa 6:3 (b) Deut 3:27 (c) Heb 4:9
Author
Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885) alt.
Hymn Tune
ELLACOMBE
Metrical Number
7.6.7.6.D.
Tune Source
Gesangbuch der Herzogl, Hofkapelle, 1784
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Notes
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The Sabbath was made as a unique opportunity for people to learn the characters of God. God also emphasizes that Sabbath should not be a burden but instead be a delight and a day of rest and gladness.
-Notes for SS Lesson 4th Quarter 2020 “Education.” Lesson 12 -Sabbath: Experiencing and Living the Character of God (Sunday)