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Christ in Song 304

Repose

Words: Bishop DoaneMusic: J. BarnbyTune: Merrial6, 4, 6, 4, D.

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1Softly now the light of day Fades upon my sight away; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, I would commune with thee.

2Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault and secret sin.

3Soon, for me, the light of day Shall for ever pass away; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee.

4Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity, Then, from thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye.

Also sung to
Seymour (SDA Hymnal #48, Church Hymnal #48)
Meter
6, 4, 6, 4, D.
Scripture
Psalm 4:8

The verse

Meter
28 · the hymnal prints 6, 4, 6, 4, D.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Softly now the light of day Fades upon my sight away; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, I would commune with thee./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/28A

Verse 2

Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault and secret sin./˘????//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/28A

Verse 3

Soon, for me, the light of day Shall for ever pass away; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee./˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/28A

Verse 4

Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity, Then, from thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye./˘??////˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/29A

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.