Skip to content

A copy of Advent Hymnals. Open this page on adventhymnals.org →

Advent Hymnals

Christ in Song 319

Happy Day

Words: P. DoddridgeMusic: E. F. RimbaultTune: Happy DayL. M.

Studio

1O happy day that fixed my choice On thee, my Savior and my God! Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad.

RefrainHappy day, happy day, When Jesus washed my sins away! He taught me how to watch and pray, And live rejoicing every day; Happy day, happy day, When Jesus washed my sins away!

2O happy bond, that seals my vows To him who merits all my love! Let cheerful anthems fill his house, While to that sacred shrine I move.

3High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear, Till in life's latest hour I bow, And bless in death a bond so dear.

Meter
L. M.
Scripture
Acts 8:39

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAC
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O happy day that fixed my choice˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
On thee, my Savior and my God!˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And tell its raptures all abroad.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 2

O happy bond, that seals my vows˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
To him who merits all my love!˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Let cheerful anthems fill his house,//˘/˘/˘/8C
While to that sacred shrine I move./˘˘/˘/˘/8D

Verse 3

High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear, Till in life's latest hour I bow, And bless in death a bond so dear.//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/34A

Refrain

Happy day, happy day, When Jesus washed my sins away! He taught me how to watch and pray, And live rejoicing every day; Happy day, happy day, When Jesus washed my sins away!/˘//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘//˘///˘/˘/˘/45A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.