Hail! Happy Day

O hail, happy day, that speaks our trials ended! Our Lord has come to take us home; O hail, happy day! No more by doubts or fears distressed, We now shall gain our promised rest, And be forever blest! O hail, happy day!

Swell loud the glad note, our bondage now is over; The Jubilee proclaims us free; O hail, happy day! The day that brings a sweet release, That crowns our Jesus Prince of Peace, And bids our sorrows cease! O hail, happy day!

O hail, happy day, that ends our tears and sorrows, That brings us joy without alloy; O hail, happy day! There peace shall wave her sceptre high, And love' s fair banner greet the eye, Proclaiming victory! O hail, happy day!

We hail thy bright beams, O morn of Zion' s glory! Thy blessed light breaks on our sight; O hail, happy day! Fair Beulah' s fields before us rise, And sweetly burst upon our eyes The joys of Paradise! O hail, happy day!

Thrice hail, happy day! when earth shall smile in gladness, And Eden bloom without a tomb; O hail, happy day! Where life' s pellucid waters glide, Safe by our dear Redeemer' s side, Forever we' ll abide! O hail, happy day!