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Christ in Song 554

Each Returning Morn

Words: J. KebleMusic: J. Stainer

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1New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove;
Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life and power and thought.

2New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray;
New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.

3If on our daily course our mind Be set to hallow all we find,
New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice.

4The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask;
Room to deny ourselves; a road To bring us, daily, nearer God.

Also sung to
Melcombe (Church Hymnal #42)

The verse

Meter
19.17
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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Verse 1

New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove;//˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/19A
Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life and power and thought.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/17B

Verse 2

New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray;////˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/16A
New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.//˘///˘/˘//˘///˘/˘18B

Verse 3

If on our daily course our mind Be set to hallow all we find,˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/18A
New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice.//˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/16B

Verse 4

The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask;˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/17A
Room to deny ourselves; a road To bring us, daily, nearer God./˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/17B

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.