Text Based On Ezekiel Chapter 20 (KJV)
And hallow my sabbaths; and
they shall be a SIGN between
me and you, that ye may know
that I am the LORD your God.

(Public Domain)
Words: John Ellerton: 1823-1903
Music: Louis Bourgeois: 1510-1561
St. Michael (S.M.) v5/G

THIS IS THE DAY OF LIGHT

1.  This is the day of light:
Let there be light today;
O Dayspring, 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 prayer:
Let earth to heaven draw near;
Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there,
Come down to meet us here.

5.  This is the seventh of days;
Send forth Thy quickening breath,
And wake dead souls to love and praise,
O Vanquisher of death!