204.  Hail! Happy Day

1
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!

2
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!

3
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!

4
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!

5
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!