O Hail, Happy Day

1O hail, happy day, that speaks our trials ended,
Our Lord has come to take us home;
O hail, happy day;
No more by doubts or fears distress'd,
We now shall gain our promis'd rest,
And be for ever blest; O hail, happy day.

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2Swell loud the glad note, our bondage now is over;
The jubilee proclaims us free;
O hail, happy day;
The day that brings a sweet release,
That crowns our Jesus Prince
And bids our sorrows cease;
O hail, happy day.

3O hail, happy day, that ends our tears and sorrow,
That brings us joy without alloy,
O hail, happy day
There peace shall wave her scepter high
And love's fair banner greet the eye,
Proclaiming victory; O hail, happy day.

4We hail thy bright beams, O morn of Zion's glory,
Thy blessed light breaks on our sight,
O hail, happy day;
Fair Beulah's fields before us rise,
And sweetly burst upon our eyes,
The joys of Paradise; O hail happy day.

5Thrice hail, happy day, when earth shall smile in gladness,
And Eden bloom o'er nature's tomb,
O hail, happy day;
Where life's pellucid waters glide,
Safe by the dear Redeemer's side,
For ever we'll abide; O hail, happy day.