Hymn
O Day of Rest and Gladness
O day of rest and gladness!
O day of joy and light!
O balm for care and sadness,
Most beautiful and bright!
On thee the high and lowly,
Through ages joined in tune,
Sing, holy, holy, holy,
To God, the great Triune.
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 heav'n;
And thus on thee, most glorious,
A three-fold light was giv'n.
To-day 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.
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.
Amen.
O Day of Rest and Gladness — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-day-of-rest-and-gladness
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Day of Rest and Gladness?
The words of O Day of Rest and Gladness were written by Christopher Wordsworth; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 9 more hymns by Christopher Wordsworth, including Alleluia! Alleluia! and Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of hosts, Eternal King.
Is O Day of Rest and Gladness public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal and Order of Service, published in 1926. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of O Day of Rest and Gladness?
O Day of Rest and Gladness is in 7.6.7.6 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Jerusalem the Golden, O When Shall I See Jesus and There's a Friend for Little Children.