O Day of Light and Gladness

O day of light and glad­ness

Of pro­phe­cy and song

What thoughts with­in us wak­en

What hal­lowed me­mo­ries throng!

The soul’s ho­ri­zon wid­ens

Past

pre­sent

fu­ture blend;

And ris­es on our vi­sion

The life that hath no end.

Earth feels the sea­son joy­ous

From mount­ain range to sea

The tides of life are flow­ing

Fresh

ma­ni­fold and free.

In val­ley and on up­land

By for­est path­ways dim

All na­ture lifts in chor­us

The re­sur­rect­ion hymn.

O Lord of life eter­nal

To Thee our hearts up­raise

The East­er song of glad­ness

The Pas­sov­er of praise.

Thine are the ma­ny man­sions

The dead die not to Thee

Who fill­est from Thy full­ness

Time and eter­ni­ty.