Hymn 796 – THIS is the day of light Let there be light todayO Day-spring | C&S English Hymnary

PART I 1. THIS is the day of light Let there be light todayO Day-spring, rise upon our night And chase its gloom away. 2. This is the day of rest Our failing strength renew On weary brain and troubled breast Shed Thou Thy freshening dew. 3. This is the day of peace Thy peace our spirits fill Bid Thou the blasts of discord cease The waves of strife be still. 4. This is the day of pray'r Let earth to heav’n draw near Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there Come down to meet us here. 5. This is the first of days Send forth Thy quick’ning breath And wake dead souls to love and praise O Vanquisher of death! Amen PART 2 H.C 219 S.M (FE 831) S.M" For a day in Thy court is better than a thousand days” - Ps.94:10 PART II 1. WELCOME, sweet day of rest That saw the Lord arise Welcome to this reviving breast And these rejoicing eyes. 2. The King Himself comes near And feasts His saints today Here may we stay, and see Him here And love, and praise and pray. 3. One day of pray’r and praise His sacred courts within Is sweeter than ten thousand days In pleasure’ path of sin. 4. My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this And was to hail the brighter day Of everlasting bliss AMEN