O day of rest and gladness!
O day of Joy and light
O balm for care and sadness,
Most beautiful, most bright!
On thee, the high and lowly,
Before th'etenal throne,
Sing holy, holy, holy.
to God the 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 Our Lord victorious,
the Spirit sent from heav’n,
And thus on thee most glorious,
A triple light was giv’n.

Today on weary nations,
The heav'nly 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.