Christ in Song 404
ANOTHER SIX DAYS' WORK
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1Another six days' work is done,
Another Sabbath is begun;
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day thy God has blessed.
2Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigned
This day of rest for all mankind;
Through Christian lands from shore to shore,
Come, help us praise Him more and more.
- Words
- Unknown
- Music
- Unknown
- Also sung to
- Hebron. L. M. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #215)
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 76% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
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Verse 1
Another six days' work is done,˘/˘///˘/8A
Another Sabbath is begun;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,˘/˘/////8B
Improve the day thy God has blessed.//˘///˘/8B
Verse 2
Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigned//˘/˘/˘/8A
This day of rest for all mankind;˘/˘/˘///8A
Through Christian lands from shore to shore,//˘/˘/˘/8B
Come, help us praise Him more and more.//˘/˘/˘/8B
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.