Hymn Chords

382. O Day of Rest and Gladness

A     D  E    A   F#m Bm E     A  D   A  D   E   A
O day of rest and glad - ness, O  day of joy and light,
A      D  E    A   F#m Bm E     A    D    F#m Esus E    A
O balm of care and sad -  ness, most beau-ti-ful,  most bright;
A        E   A    D   E      E   A    E  A    D   E
On thee, the high and lowly, who bend be-fore the throne,
E7     A  D   E  A   F#m Bm E    A  D   F#m Esus E   A
Sing, "Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho  -  ly," to the E- ter - nal One.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
O 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 throne,
sing, “Holy, holy, holy,”
to the Eternal One.

[Verse 2]
Thou 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.

[Verse 3]
A 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 reach the rest remaining
in mansions of the blessed.