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Christ in Song 240

Not a Wasted Moment

Words: F. E. B.Music: F. E. Belden

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1Not a wasted moment in the morning fair, Not an idle thought in the stranger's prayer; Where the home is cheerless and the heart is bare, Where the children gather at the voice of prayer.

RefrainGathering golden sheaves for the Master, Sowing life and hope not they flow! Sowing life and hope not they flow!

2Not a useless spirit among the lost, Not a vain or fruitless prayer; Not a Christ rejected, not a soul wave-tossed, With my Saviour I must live then there.

3Not a wasted moment all the way, Not a passing hour forgotten; Where the weak are weary through the field of strife, Where the loving heart keeps bright moments all the way.

Words
F. E. B.

The verse

Meter
43
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Not a wasted moment in the morning fair, Not an idle thought in the stranger's prayer; Where the home is cheerless and the heart is bare, Where the children gather at the voice of prayer.˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘??˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/43A

Verse 2

Not a useless spirit among the lost, Not a vain or fruitless prayer; Not a Christ rejected, not a soul wave-tossed, With my Saviour I must live then there.˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/????˘˘/˘˘˘////40A

Verse 3

Not a wasted moment all the way, Not a passing hour forgotten; Where the weak are weary through the field of strife, Where the loving heart keeps bright moments all the way.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘////˘/˘/41A

Refrain

Gathering golden sheaves for the Master, Sowing life and hope not they flow! Sowing life and hope not they flow!/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/26A

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.