1 O happy day that fixed my choice
On thee, my Saviour and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
Optional anonymous chorus
Happy day, happy day,
When Jesus washed my sins away!
He taught me how to watch and pray,
And live rejoicing every day.
Alternative form of optional anonymous chorus
O happy day, O happy day.
When Jesus washed my sins away!
He taught me how to watch and pray,
And live rejoicing every day.
Happy day, O happy day
When Jesus washed my sins away.
2 O happy bond that seals my vows
To him who merits all my love!
Let cheerful anthems fill his house,
While to that sacred shrine I move.
Optional chorus
3 'Tis done, the great transaction's done
I am my Lord's, and he is mine;
He drew me, and I followed on,
Charmed to confess the voice divine
Optional chorus
4 Now rest, my long-divided heart,
Fixed on this blissful centre, rest;
Nor ever from thy Lord depart,
With him of every good possessed.
Optional chorus
5 High heaven, that heard the solemn vow,
That vow renewed shall daily hear,
Till in life's latest hour I bow,
And bless in death a bond so dear.
Optional chorus
Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)
CM and optional refrain
On thee, my Saviour and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
Optional anonymous chorus
Happy day, happy day,
When Jesus washed my sins away!
He taught me how to watch and pray,
And live rejoicing every day.
Alternative form of optional anonymous chorus
O happy day, O happy day.
When Jesus washed my sins away!
He taught me how to watch and pray,
And live rejoicing every day.
Happy day, O happy day
When Jesus washed my sins away.
2 O happy bond that seals my vows
To him who merits all my love!
Let cheerful anthems fill his house,
While to that sacred shrine I move.
Optional chorus
3 'Tis done, the great transaction's done
I am my Lord's, and he is mine;
He drew me, and I followed on,
Charmed to confess the voice divine
Optional chorus
4 Now rest, my long-divided heart,
Fixed on this blissful centre, rest;
Nor ever from thy Lord depart,
With him of every good possessed.
Optional chorus
5 High heaven, that heard the solemn vow,
That vow renewed shall daily hear,
Till in life's latest hour I bow,
And bless in death a bond so dear.
Optional chorus
Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)
CM and optional refrain
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