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Christ in Song 363

WELCOME, DELIGHTFUL MORN!

Words: HaywardMusic: F. Schneider

1Wel-come, de-light-ful morn! Thou day of sa-cred rest!
I hail thy mild re-turn; Lord, make these mo-ments blest;
From the low train of mor-tal toys I soar to reach im-mor-tal joys.

2Now may the King de-scend, And fill his throne of grace;
Thy scepter, Lord, ex-tend, While saints ad-dress thy face;
Let sin-ners feel thy quick-'ning word, And learn to know and fear the Lord.

3De-scend, ce-les-tial Dove, With all thy quick-'ning pow'rs;
Dis-close a Sav-ior's love, And bless the sa-cred hours;
Then shall my soul new life ob-tain, Nor Sab-bath hopes be formed in vain.

Words: Hayward
Music: F. Schneider
Also sung to: Lischer. H. M. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #254)

The verse

Meter: 12.12.16
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 73% of beats fit
Rhyme: AAB

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Verse 1

Wel-come, de-light-ful morn! Thou day of sa-cred rest!/˘˘/˘///˘/˘/12A

I hail thy mild re-turn; Lord, make these mo-ments blest;˘///˘///˘/˘/12A

From the low train of mor-tal toys I soar to reach im-mor-tal joys.˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/16B

Verse 2

Now may the King de-scend, And fill his throne of grace;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12A

Thy scepter, Lord, ex-tend, While saints ad-dress thy face;/??/˘///////12A

Let sin-ners feel thy quick-'ning word, And learn to know and fear the Lord.//˘//??/˘/˘/˘/˘/16B

Verse 3

De-scend, ce-les-tial Dove, With all thy quick-'ning pow'rs;˘/˘/˘/˘//??/12A

Dis-close a Sav-ior's love, And bless the sa-cred hours;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘13B

Then shall my soul new life ob-tain, Nor Sab-bath hopes be formed in vain./˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16C

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.