Hymn
One Day!
One day when Heaven was fill'd with His praises,
One day when sin was as black as could be,
Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin,
Lived, loved and labored--my Teacher is He.
Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me;
Buried, He carried my sins far away;
Rising He justified freely forever,
One day He's coming, O glorious day!
One day they led Him up Calvary's mountain,
One day they nailed Him for me on the tree;
Wonderful, Counsellor they had acclaim'd him,
Now He is Jesus--my Jesus is He.
One day they left Him alone in the garden,
One day He rested from suffering free;
Angels came down them to keep sacred vigil;
Weighted with sins, my Redeemer is He.
One day when fullness of time was fast dawning,
One day the stone moved away from the door;
Then He arose, over death He had conquered,
Now He's ascended, my Lord evermore.
One day He's coming, for Him I am longing,
One day the skies with His glory will shine;
Wonderful day, my beloved ones bringing;
Hope of the hopeless, this Jesus is mine.
One Day! — Text from Victory Songs, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/one-day
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote One Day?
The words of One Day were written by J. Wilbur Chapman; the version here was published in 1920.
Is One Day public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Victory Songs, published in 1920. 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 One Day?
One Day is in 11.10.11.10 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Hark, Hark, My Soul!, O Zion, Haste and Stepping in the Light.