SDA Hymnal 383
O Day of Rest and Gladness
Words: Christopher WordsworthMusic: German melodyTune: MENDEBRAS7.6.7.6.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, Holy, holy, holy,
To the Eternal One.
- Music
- German melody
- Tune
- MENDEBRAS
- Also sung to
- Ewing. 7s & 6s. D. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #246)
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6.D.
- Scripture
- Psalm 118:24; Isaiah 58:13
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 81% 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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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
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
Who bend before the throne,˘/˘/˘/6E
Sing, Holy, holy, holy,//˘/˘/˘7D
To the Eternal One.˘˘˘/˘/6F
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.