40. O Day Full Of Grace

1 O day, full of grace, which we behold,
Now gently to view ascending;
Thou over the earth thy reign unfold,
Good cheer to all mortals lending,
That children of light in every clime
May prove that the night is ending.

2 How blest was that gracious midnight hour,
When God in our flesh was given;
Then flushed the dawn with light and power,
That spread o'er the darkened heaven;
Then rose o'er the world that Sun divine
Which gloom from our hearts hath driven.

3 Yea, were every tree endowed with speech,
And every leaflet singing,
They never with praise His worth could reach,
Though earth with their praise were ringing.
Who fully could praise the Light of life,
Who light to our souls is bringing?

4 As birds in the morning sing God's praise,
His fatherly love we cherish,
For giving to us this day of grace,
For life that shall never perish.
His Church He hath kept these thousand years
And hungering souls did nourish.

5 With joy we depart for our fatherland,
Where God our Father is dwelling,
Where ready for us His mansions stand,
Where heaven with praise is swelling;
And there we shall walk in endless light,
With blest ones His praise forth telling.

Text Information
First Line: O day, full of grace, which we behold
Title: O Day Full Of Grace
Author: N. F. S. Grundtvig (1826)
Meter: 9, 8, 9, 8, 9, 8.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1928
Topic: Morning and Evening
Source: Anon., (Danish, 14th Century).
Notes: Danish first line: Den signede Dag met Fryd vi ser; Translator: C. Døving
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