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Day of Delight

Music by: Beckee Davis

Lyrics by: Gail H. Johnsen

About the Song

 

Isaiah referred to the Sabbath as a delight:

Isaiah 58:13-14

13 ¶ If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the  high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

In the April 2015 General Conference,  President Russell M. Nelson gave a talk called The Sabbath Is a Delight. He says "I am intrigued by the words of Isaiah, who called the Sabbath 'a delight.' Yet I wonder, is the Sabbath really a delight for you and for me?"

For the full contents of his talk, here is the link:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/04/the-sabbath-is-a-delight?lang=eng&para=p10

Lyrics

Day of delight

For our rest and our refreshing;

Join in the joy and blessing

As we worship Him

On the Sabbath of the Lord.

 

Chorus:

Day of delight!

Day of Consecration!

Remembering the Savior!

Rejoicing in His birth!

Count the cost of His atonement,

As we sanctify our lives on earth.

Day of delight

We will walk with covenant keepers;

His sign for true believers,

As we follow Him

On the Sabbath of the Lord.

Chorus

Day of delight

For our prayers and gospel learning;

Now with our whole souls turning,

As we honor Him

On the Sabbath of the Lord.

Chorus

Day of delight

For receiving revelation;

Our guide to exaltation,

As we rev'rence Him

On the Sabbath of the Lord.

Chorus

Day of delight

We give thanks in perfect fasting;

Do all the Lord is asking,

As we serve Him

On the Sabbath of the Lord

Chorus

Day of delight

We will minister and gather;

To strengthen one another,

As we obey Him

On the Sabbath of the Lord.

Chorus

Day of delight

Made for man from the creation;

Through all generation,

To delight in Him

On the Sabbath of the Lord.

Chorus

© 2018 Gail H. Johnsen

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