Bob Fitts - This Is The Day Lyrics

This Is The Day turns the language of Psalm 118 into an immediate call to rejoicing. The chorus receives the day as something made by the Lord, then answers that gift with celebration. Its direct repetition keeps praise at the center and gives the song an accessible congregational shape. Joy here is not presented as vague optimism; it rests on the character and activity of God.

The verse expands that confidence through a series of personal declarations. God goes ahead, remains beside the believer, dwells within, defends, provides, and shows fresh mercy. Those images gather guidance, companionship, spiritual presence, protection, and provision into one confession of trust. The closing reference to mercies that are new every day clearly recalls Lamentations 3, where divine compassion does not fail and is renewed each morning. Together, the chorus and verse portray celebration as a response to faithful care rather than changing circumstances.