Hymn Chords

382. O Day of Rest and Gladness

Eb    Ab Bb   Eb  Cm Fm  Bb    Eb Ab  Eb Ab  Bb  Eb
O day of rest and glad - ness, O  day of joy and light,
Eb     Ab Bb   Eb  Cm Fm  Bb    Eb   Ab   Cm Bbsus Bb   Eb
O balm of care and sad -  ness, most beau-ti-ful,  most bright;
Eb       Bb  Eb   Ab  Bb     Bb  Eb   Bb Eb   Ab  Bb
On thee, the high and lowly, who bend be-fore the throne,
Bb7    Eb Ab  Bb Eb  Cm Fm  Bb   Eb Ab  Cm Bbsus Bb  Eb
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.