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SDAH 383
O day of rest and gladness,
O day of joy and light,
O balm of care and sadness,
Most beautiful, most bright,
Text
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
Before th’ eternal throne
Sing, “Holy, holy, holy,”
To the great Three in 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 seek the rest remaining
To mansions of the blest.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
See 382
Author
Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885), alt.
Year Published
1862
Hymn Tune
MENDEBRAS
Metrical Number
7.6.7.6.D.
Arranged
Lowell Mason, 1839 (1792-1872)
Tune Source
German Melody
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The day of the Lord is the Sabbath. “Therefore the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.” What a day of rest and gladness because God has made the Sabbath for man and not man for the Sabbath. (Lesson 9, 2nd Quarter 2021 – Tuesday, Covenant Sign, 5/25/2021)
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