Hail! Sacred Day of Earthly Rest

Hail! sacred day of earth­ly rest

From toil and trou­ble free:

Hail! day of light

that bring­est light

And joy to me.

A ho­ly still­ness

breath­ing calm

On all the world around

Uplifts my soul

O God

to Thee

Where rest is found.

On all I think

or say

or do

A ray of light di­vine

Is shed

O God

this day by Thee

For it is Thine.

No sound of jar­ring strife is heard

As week­ly la­bors cease;

No voice

but those that sweet­ly sing

Sweet songs of peace.

For those who sing with saints be­low

Glad songs of heav­en­ly love

Shall sing—when songs on earth have ceased—

With saints ab­ove.

Accept

O God

my hymn of praise

That Thou

this day

hast giv­en

Sweet fore­taste of that end­less day

Of rest in Heav­en.