Hymn
With joy we hail the sacred day
With joy we hail the sacred day
Which we have called God's own;
With joy the summons we obey
To worship at His throne.
Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair!
As here Thy servants throng
To breathe the humble, fervent prayer,
And pour the choral song.
Spirit of grace, O deign to dwell
Within Thy Church below;
Make her in holiness excel,
With pure devotion glow.
Let peace within her walls be found;
Let all her sons unite
To spread with holy zeal around
Her clear and shining light.
Great God, we hail the sacred day
Which we have called Thine own;
With joy the summons we obey
To worship at Thy throne.
With joy we hail the sacred day — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/with-joy-we-hail-the-sacred-day
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote With joy we hail the sacred day?
The words of With joy we hail the sacred day were written by Harriet Auber; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 2 more hymns by Harriet Auber, including Hasten, Lord, the glorious time and Our blest Redeemer.
Is With joy we hail the sacred day public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, published in 1918. 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 With joy we hail the sacred day?
With joy we hail the sacred day is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Revive Thy Work, O Lord, A Holy God Worshipped with Reverence and His Influences Sought.