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Contains JSON data on the Trinity Hymnal
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{
"title": "O day of rest and gladness",
"author": "",
"tune": "Mendebras",
"number": "321",
"lyrics": "O day of rest and gladness,\nO day of joy and light,\nO balm of care and sadness,\nMost beautiful, most bright;\nOn thee the high and lowly,\nThrough ages joined in tune,\nSing Holy, Holy, Holy,\nTo the great God Triune,\n\nOn thee, at the creation,\nThe light first had its birth;\nOn thee, for our salvation,\nChrist rose from depths of earth;\nOn thee our Lord, victorious,\nThe Spirit sent from heav'n;\nAnd thus on thee, most glorious,\nA triple light was giv'n.\n\nThou art a port protected\nFrom storms that round us rise;\nA garden intersected\nWith streams of Paradise;\nThou art a cooling fountain\nIn life's dry, dreary sand;\nFrom thee, like Pisgah's mountain,\nWe view the promised land.\n\nToday on weary nations\nThe heav'nly manna falls;\nTo holy convocations\nThe silver trumpet calls,\nWhere gospel light is glowing\nWith pure and radiant beams,\nAnd living water flowing\nWith soul-refreshing streams.\n\nNew graces ever gaining\nFrom this our day of rest,\nWe reach the rest remaining\nTo spirits of the blest.\nTo Holy Ghost be praises,\nTo Father and to Son;\nThe church her voice upraises\nTo thee, blest Three in One.",
"first_line": "O day of rest and gladness,"
}