O day of radiant gladness - Giffen, Charles H.

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"Hymn tune: ''Es flog ein kleins Waldvögelein''"

◈ Genre / Form Hymns

♯ Key G major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SST

↕ Range D2 – A5

¶ Language → English

Measures 34

Texture mixed texture

Parts 3

Instruments SST

Pages 3

CPDL # 13135

Editor Charles H. Giffen

Posted 2006-11-20

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G4 – A5

MusicXML Part

D2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

'''Text:''' Stanzas 1-2, Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1855), alt.; : stanza 3, Charles P. Price (b. 1920); : stanza 4, ''Hymnal 1982''. :::''1 : O day of radiant gladness, : O day of joy and light, : O balm of care and sadness, : most beautiful, most bright; : this day the high and lowly, : through ages joined in tune, : sing, "Holy, holy, holy," : to the great God Triune. :::''2 : This day at the creation, : the light first had its birth; : this day for our salvation : Christ rose from depths of earth; : this day our Lord victorious : the Spirit sent from heaven, : and thus this day most glorious : a triple light was given. :::''3 : This day, God's people meetihg, : his Holy Scripture hear; : his living presence greeting, : through Bread and Wine made near. : We journey on, believing, : renewed with heavenly might, : from grace more grace receiving : on this blest day of light. :::''4 : That light our hope sustaining, : we walk the pilgrim way, : at lenth our rest attaining, : our endless Sabbath day. : We sing to thee our praises, : O Father, Spirit, Son; : the Church her voice upraises : to thee, blest Three in One.

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