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Christ in Song 394

ONE MORE NEW DAY

Words: E. E. HewittMusic: E. E. Excell

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1One more new day for Je-sus, One more day to praise his name;
One more new day for Je-sus, One more day to praise his name;
One more new day for Je-sus, One more day to praise his name.

RefrainOne more new day, God's gift, God's way; One more, and all for Je-sus; he gives us more new day.

2One more new day for Je-sus, Too man-y days have passed me on - ly self-ish-ly pleas-ant, With bit-ter-ness at last, —while
One more new day for Je-sus, Try to live for Je-sus al-ways, and one day see me home.

The verse

Meter
14.14.14
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

One more new day for Je-sus, One more day to praise his name;////˘/˘///˘/˘/14A
One more new day for Je-sus, One more day to praise his name;////˘/˘///˘/˘/14A
One more new day for Je-sus, One more day to praise his name.////˘/˘///˘/˘/14A

Verse 2

One more new day for Je-sus, Too man-y days have passed me on - ly self-ish-ly pleas-ant, With bit-ter-ness at last, —while////˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//28A
One more new day for Je-sus, Try to live for Je-sus al-ways, and one day see me home.////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘///˘/21B

Refrain

One more new day, God's gift, God's way; One more, and all for Je-sus; he gives us more new day.//////////˘/˘/˘˘/˘///21A

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.