208. In our day of Thanksgiving one psalm let us offer

1 In our day of thanksgiving one psalm let us offer
For the saints who before us have found their reward;
When the shadow of death fell upon them, we sorrowed,
But now we rejoice that they rest in the Lord.

2 In the morning of life, and at noon, and at even,
He called them away from our worship below;
But not till his love, at the font and the altar,
Had girt them with grace for the way they should go.

3 These stones that have echoed their praises are holy,
And dear is the ground where their feet have once trod;
Yet here they confessed they were strangers and pilgrims,
And still they were seeking the city of God.

4 Sing praise then, for all who here sought and here found Him,
Whose journey is ended, whose perils are past:
They believed in the Light; and its glory is round them,
Where the clouds of earth’s sorrows are lifted at last.

Text Information
First Line: In our day of Thanksgiving one psalm let us offer
Author: William Draper, 1855-1933
Meter: 12 11 12 11
Language: English
Publication Date: 1986
Topic: Dedication Festival; Patronal Festival; The Christian Year: Festivals and Other Holy Days: Proper
Notes: In remembrance of past worshippers
Tune Information
Name: ST CATHERINE'S COURT
Composer: Richard Strutt, 1848-1927
Meter: 12 11 12 11
Key: D♭ Major



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