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 the Eternal Throne, Sing Holy, Holy, Holy,

To the great THREE in ONE.

On thee at the creation,

The light first had its birth; On thee for our salvation

CHRIST rose from depths of earth;
On thee our LORD victorious

The SPIRIT sent from Heaven ;
And thus on thee most glorious
A triple light was given.

Thou art a cooling fountain

In life's dry, dreary sand;
From thee, like Pisgah's mountain,
We view our promised land :
A day of sweet refection,

A day of holy love,

A day of resurrection

From earth to things above.

To-day on weary nations

The heavenly Manna falls,
To holy convocations

The silver trumpet calls,
Where Gospel-light is glowing
With pure and radiant beams,
And living water flowing

With soul-refreshing streams.

New graces ever gaining
From this our day of rest,
We reach the Rest remaining
To spirits of the blest;
TO HOLY GHOST be praises,

To Father, and to Son;

The Church her voice upraises

To Thee, Blest THREE in ONE. Amen.