The Day of Rest

     The day of rest and gladness is the Christian Sabbath; that is, it is a day of joy and light.  Sometimes we go through care and sadness.  The day of rest is most beautiful and most bright.  God is the high and we are the lowly though ages joined in tune.  We sing Holy, Holy, Holy to the great God Triune.  At creation light first had its birth, but on the Lord Christ He rose from the depths of the earth.  .We ought to acknowledge our Lord victorious and the Spirit was sent from heaven.  The Lord is most glorious and a triple light was given.  We are protected though storms around us rise, but there is a garden intersected with streams of paradise.  The Lord is a cooling fountain in life's dry, and deary sand.  Yet, we view the promised Land.  The heavenly manna falls on weary nations.  This is by the silver trumpet in holy convocations.  This is where Gospel light is growing with pure and radiant beams.  Christ is the living water flowing with soul refreshing streams.  New graces are gaining and this our day of rest.  We reach the rest remaining to spirits of the blest.  To the Father, Son and Spirit be praises forevermore, and the church lifts up her raises to the blessed Three in One.  (Trinity Hymnal, 321).  Amen.