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SDAH 382: O Day of Rest and Gladness

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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.

Hymn Info
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

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)

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