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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 391 · Words: Philip Doddridge · Tune: HAPPY DAY
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A joyful hymn of personal commitment by Philip Doddridge, published posthumously in 1755, celebrating the moment of conversion and dedication to Christ. The familiar refrain 'Happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away' was added later by Edward Rimbault.
Verse 1
O happy day,
that fixed my choice
on thee, my Savior
and my God!
Well may this
glowing heart rejoice,
and tell its
raptures all abroad.
Refrain
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
He taught me how
to watch and pray,
and live rejoicing
every day.
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
Verse 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.
Refrain
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
He taught me how
to watch and pray,
and live rejoicing
every day.
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
Verse 3
It’s done: the great
transaction’s done!
I am the Lord’s
and he is mine;
he drew me and
I followed on,
charmed to confess
the voice divine.
Refrain
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
He taught me how
to watch and pray,
and live rejoicing
every day.
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
Verse 4
Now rest, my
long-divided heart,
fixed on this
blissful center, rest.
Here have I found
a nobler part;
here heavenly pleasures
fill my breast.
Refrain
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
He taught me how
to watch and pray,
and live rejoicing
every day.
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
Verse 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.
Refrain
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
He taught me how
to watch and pray,
and live rejoicing
every day.
Happy day,
happy day,
when Jesus washed
my sins away!
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