Hymn Chords

382. O Day of Rest and Gladness

G     C  D    G   Em Am  D     G  C   G  C   D   G
O day of rest and glad - ness, O  day of joy and light,
G      C  D    G   Em Am  D     G    C    Em Dsus  D    G
O balm of care and sad -  ness, most beau-ti-ful,  most bright;
G        D   G    C   D      D   G    D  G    C   D
On thee, the high and lowly, who bend be-fore the throne,
D7     G  C   D  G   Em Am  D    G  C   Em Dsus  D   G
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.