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Christ in Song 229

OUR SUREST STAY

Words: I. WATTS

Studio

1How soft - ly falls the twi - light hour, Our rest, and peace, and love; When earth - ly cares and toils are done, And hearts to heav - en move.

2We think of God at such an hour, With feel - ings pure and true; And sleep with rest - wing blest of heart, That love so warm and true.

3The heart that once was hard with sin, Is changed to love and joy; How sweet to know that up - ward is our blessed portion.

4A few more days of sin and woe, Are numbered for us here; But joy awaits us in the day When Jesus shall appear.

The verse

Meter
30
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

How soft - ly falls the twi - light hour, Our rest, and peace, and love; When earth - ly cares and toils are done, And hearts to heav - en move.//˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 2

We think of God at such an hour, With feel - ings pure and true; And sleep with rest - wing blest of heart, That love so warm and true.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘??/˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 3

The heart that once was hard with sin, Is changed to love and joy; How sweet to know that up - ward is our blessed portion.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘27A

Verse 4

A few more days of sin and woe, Are numbered for us here; But joy awaits us in the day When Jesus shall appear.˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘˘˘/28A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.