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Author: Charles W. Naylor Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: O day of all the days the best Lyrics: 1 O day of all the days the best, When—laid aside each earthly care— We meet with God’s dear saints so blest, And in their praise and worship share. 2 Not by a rigid code we’re bound With death to all who disobey; But through God’s love within us found, We keep this precious worship day. 3 This day our Lord in triumph rose To give us hope beyond the grave; He conquered all our many foes, And proved His mighty pow’r to save. 4 So in remembrance we will keep This blessed resurrection day, The pledge of all who wake or sleep, That they shall live through Him for aye. Used With Tune: [O day of all the days the best]

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[O day of all the days the best]

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Andrew L. Byers Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Tune Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Lords_Day); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (81) Tune Key: E Flat Major Used With Text: The Lord's Day

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The Lord's Day

Author: C. W. Naylor Hymnal: Select Hymns #289 (1911) Hymnal Title: Select Hymns First Line: O day of all the days the best Tune Title: [O day of all the days the best]

The Lord's Day

Author: C. W. Naylor Hymnal: Songs of Grace and Glory #101 (1918) Hymnal Title: Songs of Grace and Glory First Line: O day of all the days the best Topics: Lord's Day Tune Title: [O day of all the days the best]

The Lord's Day

Author: Charles W. Naylor Hymnal: Timeless Truths #1046 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths First Line: O day of all the days the best Lyrics: 1 O day of all the days the best, When—laid aside each earthly care— We meet with God’s dear saints so blest, And in their praise and worship share. 2 Not by a rigid code we’re bound With death to all who disobey; But through God’s love within us found, We keep this precious worship day. 3 This day our Lord in triumph rose To give us hope beyond the grave; He conquered all our many foes, And proved His mighty pow’r to save. 4 So in remembrance we will keep This blessed resurrection day, The pledge of all who wake or sleep, That they shall live through Him for aye. Topics: Worship Scripture: Revelation 1:10 Tune Title: [O day of all the days the best]

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C. W. Naylor

1874 - 1950 Person Name: Charles W. Naylor Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Author of "The Lord's Day" in Timeless Truths Naylor, Charles Wesley. (1874--1950). C. W. Naylor was born in southern Ohio and reared in Ohio and West Virginia by grandparents. At the age of nineteen he left the Methodist church for the Church of God. He worked for a while at the Gospel Trumpet Company in Grand Junction, Michigan and on some evangelistic tours. He was ordained in 1899 in Springfield, Ohio. He was first injured in 1908 in Florida while moving timbers from under a meeting tent. He suffered a dislocated kidney and other internal injuries. A year later he was in a bus accident that left him an invalid for the rest of his life. Naylor wrote eight books, many articles and pamphlets, many hymns and gospel songs, besides being a columnist in the Gospel Trumpet. --John W.V. Smith, DNAH Archives See also: Neidert, David L. (1985). Reformation's Song: A History of Church of God Music. Anderson, Ind.: the author.

A. L. Byers

1869 - 1952 Person Name: Andrew L. Byers Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Composer of "[O day of all the days the best]" in Timeless Truths Andrew Linnaeus Byers was born on August 26, 1869 in Albany, Illinois. Byers’ mother was song writer Nancy Byers. In 1890 he became involved with Daniel Warner & Barney Warren in evangelistic work; later joined the Gospel Trumpet publishing company as music editor for a year. He left that work because of health problems and worked as an evangelist and pastor in Idaho & Oregon before taking a pastorate in Sacramento, California, in 1934. He died on November 9, 1952 in Sacramento, California. His works include: Birth of a Reformation: The Life and Labors of D. S. Warner, 1922 NN, Hymnary.