Sunday's Hymn: Reader's Choice

Today’s hymn is Annette’s favorite. She writes that she loves this song and almost has it memorized. It is, she says, a “huge song of praise, and tells the story well too.”

One Day When Heaven
One day when heaven was filled with his praises,
One day when sin was as black as could be,
Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin—
Dwelt amongst men, my example is he!

Refrain
Living, he loved me; dying, he saved me;
Buried, he carried my sins far away;
Rising, he justified freely, for ever:
One day he’s coming—O, glorious day!

One day they led him up Calvary’s mountain,
One day they nailed him to die on the tree;
Suffering anguish, despised and rejected:
Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is he!

One day they left him alone in the garden,
One day he rested, from suffering free;
Angels came down o’er his tomb to keep vigil;
Hope of the hopeless, my Saviour is he!

One day the grave could conceal him no longer,
One day the stone rolled away from the door;
Then he arose, over death he had conquered;
Now is ascended, my Lord evermore!

One day the trumpet will sound for his coming,
One day the skies with his glories will shine;
Wonderful day, my beloved ones bringing;
Glorious Saviour, this Jesus is mine!

—-L. Wilbur Chapman

Other hymns, worship songs, etc. posted today:

• Grace Greater Than Our Sin at Pilgrim’s Scribblings
  
• In Christ Alone at Above the Clouds
• O Jesus, When I Think of Thee at joythruChrist
• The Collect for the Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity at Magic Statistics
• Never Give Up at The Happy Wonderer
• Near the Cross at Thoughts from the Teahouse
  
• Lord’s Day 35, 2007 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Tell Me the Story of Jesus at Seasonings of the Heart
• Update: Draw Me Nearer at Lux Venit
  

Have you posted a hymn this Sunday and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list. If you’d like to see your favorite hymn featured as a Reader’s Choice hymn, go here and leave a comment. Just tell me your favorite hymn and a little bit about why you like it and I’ll feature your hymn when your turn comes. But you’d better do it soon, because we’re coming to an end of the list of the already suggested favorite hymns!

Comments

[Leslie]

Oh, that is a good one! It's been so long since I've sung it in worship. Thanks for posting it today. I posted one we sang this morning, Draw Me Nearer. Of the others listed, I am moved by Grace Greater Than Our Sin and Near the Cross.

[rebecca]

I posted one we sang this morning

Oops. I knew that and then forgot about it when I compiled the list of hymns for this post.

[annette]

thanks Rebecca, I just have two lines left that I keep getting "not quite right", but ah..... just love this song :)