Christ in Song 358
DAY OF REST AND GLADNESS
Words: Christopher WordsworthMusic: German Melody
1O day of rest and gladness,
O day of joy and light,
O balm of care and sadness,
Most beautiful, most bright;
On thee the high and lowly,
Through ages joined in tune,
Sing 'Holy, holy, holy'
To the great God Triune.
2On 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 heaven;
And thus on thee most glorious
A triple light was given.
- Music
- German Melody
- Also sung to
- Mendebras (SDA Hymnal #382, SDA Hymnal #383); Ewing. 7s & 6s. D. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #246)
The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.5
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDEDF
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Verse 1
O day of rest and gladness,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
O day of joy and light,˘/˘/˘/6B
O balm of care and sadness,˘/˘/˘/˘7C
Most beautiful, most bright;//˘˘//6B
On thee the high and lowly,˘/˘/˘/˘7D
Through ages joined in tune,//˘/˘/6E
Sing 'Holy, holy, holy'//˘/˘/˘7D
To the great God Triune.˘˘//?5F
Verse 2
On thee, at the creation,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A
The light first had its birth;˘//˘˘/6B
On thee, for our salvation,˘/˘/˘˘/˘8A
Christ rose from depths of earth;//˘/˘/6B
On thee, our Lord victorious˘//˘/˘/˘˘9C
The Spirit sent from heaven;˘/˘/˘/˘7D
And thus on thee most glorious˘/˘///˘˘8C
A triple light was given.˘/˘/˘/˘7E
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.