Christ in Song 719
Break, Eternal Day
1Break, e-ter-nal day! Break, e-ter-nal day!
Dis-perse the gloom of sin and woe, Break, e-ter-nal day!
RefrainBreak, e-ter-nal day! Break, e-ter-nal day!
Dis-perse the gloom of sin and woe, Break, e-ter-nal day!
2Let the light of heav-en shine, Let the light of heav-en shine,
In this heart of mine, Break, e-ter-nal day!
3Come, thou bless-ed Prince of Peace, Come, thou bless-ed Prince of Peace,
Bid all con-flict cease, Break, e-ter-nal day!
Copyright 1900 by F. E. Belden
The verse
- Meter
- 10.13
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 45% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Break, e-ter-nal day! Break, e-ter-nal day!/˘/˘//˘/˘/10A
Dis-perse the gloom of sin and woe, Break, e-ter-nal day!˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/13A
Verse 2
Let the light of heav-en shine, Let the light of heav-en shine,/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
In this heart of mine, Break, e-ter-nal day!˘˘/˘//˘/˘/10B
Verse 3
Come, thou bless-ed Prince of Peace, Come, thou bless-ed Prince of Peace,////˘/////˘/12A
Bid all con-flict cease, Break, e-ter-nal day!///˘//˘/˘/10B
Refrain
Break, e-ter-nal day! Break, e-ter-nal day!/˘/˘//˘/˘/10A
Dis-perse the gloom of sin and woe, Break, e-ter-nal day!˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/13A
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.