O happy day! that bursts the tomb

1O happy day! that bursts the tomb, And sets the joyful pris'ners free; That lifts the saints from death and gloom, To light and immortality.

RefrainHappy day! happy day! For thee we'll watch and pray; We bid thy hours no more delay; Oh! chase the shadows all away, Happy day! happy day! For thee we'll watch and pray.

2O happy day! when Jesus comes, The righteous foes shall bloom again; The desert closes shall surrender, Nor death e'er fread their wide domain.

3O happy day! when far around, Through all this universal frame, One glorious anthem shall resound, Of blessing to Jehovah's name.

4O happy day! that knows no night; Nor sorrow with thy joy shall blend; No clouds shall mar its sacred light, Thy scenes of glory ne'er shall end.