Hymn Chords

383. O Day of Rest and Gladness

E        B7       E                      B7      E
O day of rest and gladness, O  day of joy and light,
E         B7       E                         B7         E
O balm of care and sadness, most beautiful,  most bright;
E  A                  E          B7               E
On thee, the high and lowly, who bend before the throne,
E      A           E                B7        E
Sing, "Holy, holy, holy," 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
Before th’ eternal throne
Sing, “Holy, holy, holy,”
To the great Three in 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 seek the rest remaining
To mansions of the blest.