Hymns and Tunes 1886 246
O day of rest and gladness
Words: Alex. EwingTune: Ewing. 7s & 6s. D.7s & 6s. D.
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,
Who bend before the throne,
Sing, Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly,
To the Eternal One.
2Thou art a port protected
From storms that round us rise,
A garden intersected
With streams of paradise;
Thou art a cooling fountain
In life's dry, dreary sand;
From thee, like Pisgah's mountain,
We view our promised land.
3A day of sweet reflection
Thou art, a day of love;
A day to raise affection
From earth to things above.
New graces ever gaining
From this our day of rest,
We seek the rest remaining
In mansions of the blest.
- Words
- Alex. Ewing
- Also sung to
- Mendebras (SDA Hymnal #382, SDA Hymnal #383)
- Meter
- 7s & 6s. D.
- Scripture
- Isaiah 4:6
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 84% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDEDF
Could also be sung to Chenies, Mach's Mit Mir, Munich · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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