Hail the Day

Hail the Day (Temple Dedication Hymn, sung at the dedication services of the Mesa, Arizona, Temple site, November 28, 1921, attended by about 3,000 people, President Heber J. Grant offering the dedicatory prayer.) Hail, O hail the day triumphant, Praise, O praise Jehovah's name! Lo! for him a stately Temple Shall adorn our Mesa plain; Every voice resound Hosannah! Old and young, let hearts revere That today hath crowned the vision Of the sainted Pioneer ! Chorus: Praise, O praise and adoration, Hail, O hail from shore to shore ! Thou Supreme of all creation, We will serve thee evermore! Thou whose hand hath planted Zion, Thou wilt hear and Thou wilt bless; Thou whose smile hath sunned our Eden In the solemn wilderness, Consecrate this lowly furrow, Sanctify this favored sod, That a bulwark firm and holy Shall be reared to Thee, our God! Thou whose bounty spreads the harvest Where our fathers blazed the trail, 'Till the wastes of Arizona Team with wealth in every vale; Bless her Leadership and Statehood, Lift her ensign proud and free, 'Till the might of Thy Redemption Is proclaimed eternally. Thou whose peace hath flung dominion Over all this favored land, Thou wilt guard these hallowed acres Where our Temple courts shall stand; Blend the justice of the nations With inspiring Liberty, 'Till in triumph and salvation All thy children shall be free. Bertha A. Kleinman