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Christ in Song 395

ONE MORE DAY'S WORK FOR JESUS

Words: Anna WarnerMusic: Robert Lowry

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1One more day's work for Je-sus, One less of life for me;
But heav'n is near-er, And Christ is dear-er,
Than yes-ter-day to me; His love and light Fill all my sight, His will is peace for me.

RefrainThen go - to him whose love for me, For all my soul's re-lieved,
Where Christ's flock gath-er in! How shall shine In that poor heart of mine! One more day's work for Je-sus.

2One more day's work for Je-sus, One more day to praise his name;
And rest comes sweet-er, And rest comes sweet-er,
And rest comes sweet-er, And rest comes sweet-er.

3One more day's work for Je-sus, O yes, A wea-ry day, but how glor-ious;
And rest comes sweet-er, For work is done; And rest comes sweet-er,
And rest comes sweet-er, For work is done.

The verse

Meter
13.10.20
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 40% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

One more day's work for Je-sus, One less of life for me;////˘/˘//˘/˘˘13A
But heav'n is near-er, And Christ is dear-er,˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10B
Than yes-ter-day to me; His love and light Fill all my sight, His will is peace for me.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘/˘˘20A

Verse 2

One more day's work for Je-sus, One more day to praise his name;////˘/˘///˘/˘/14A
And rest comes sweet-er, And rest comes sweet-er,˘///˘˘///˘10B
And rest comes sweet-er, And rest comes sweet-er.˘///˘˘///˘10B

Verse 3

One more day's work for Je-sus, O yes, A wea-ry day, but how glor-ious;////˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘18A
And rest comes sweet-er, For work is done; And rest comes sweet-er,˘///˘˘/˘/˘///˘14B
And rest comes sweet-er, For work is done.˘///˘˘/˘/9C

Refrain

Then go - to him whose love for me, For all my soul's re-lieved,///˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/14A
Where Christ's flock gath-er in! How shall shine In that poor heart of mine! One more day's work for Je-sus.////˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/////˘/˘22B

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.