O Day of Rest And Gladness

1. O day of rest and glad- ness, o day of joy and light, O balm of care and sad- ness, most beau- ti- ful, most bright: On thee, the high and low- ly, through a- ges joined in tune, Sing ho- ly, ho- ly, h- oly, to the great God Tri- une.

2. On thee, at the cre- a- tion, the light first had its birth; On thee, for our sal- va- tion, Christ rose from depths of earth; On thee, our Lord, vic- tor- ious, the Spi- rit sent from heaven, And thus on thee, most glor- ious, a tri- ple light was given.

3. Thou art a port, pro- tec- ted from storms that round us rise; A gar- den, int- er- sec- ted with streams of par- a- dise; Thou art a cool- ing foun- tain in life's dry, drea- ry sand; From thee, like Pis- gah's moun- tain, we view our pro- mised land.

4. Thou art a ho- ly lad- der, where an- gels go and come; Each Sun- day finds us glad- der, near- er to heaven, our home; A day of sweet re- fec- tion, thou art a day of love, A day of res- ur- rec- tion from earth to things a- bove.

5. To- day on wear- y na- tions the heaven- ly man- na falls; To ho- ly con- vo- ca- tions the sil- ver trum- pet calls, Where Gos- pel light is glow- ing with pure and ra- diant beams, And liv- ing wa- ter flow- ing, with soul re- fresh- ing streams.