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Church Hymnal 42

New Every Morning

Words: John KebleMusic: Samuel Sebastian WesleyTune: MelcombeL.M.

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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.

4Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love
Fit us for perfect rest above;
And help us, this and every day,
To live more nearly as we pray.

Meter
L.M.
Scripture
Lamentations 3:22-23; Psalm 5:3

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The verse

Meter
8.9.8.8 · the hymnal prints L.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

New every morning is the love//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Our wakening and uprising prove;˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/9B
Through sleep and darkness safely brought,//˘/˘/˘/8C
Restored to life and power and thought.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C*

Verse 2

New mercies, each returning day,////˘/˘/8A
Hover around us while we pray;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
New perils past, new sins forgiven,//˘///˘/˘9B
New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.//˘///˘/8C*

Verse 3

If on our daily course our mind˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Be set to hallow all we find,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
New treasures still, of countless price,//˘/˘/˘/8B
God will provide for sacrifice./˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love/˘˘/˘///8A
Fit us for perfect rest above;/˘˘˘//˘/8A
And help us, this and every day,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
To live more nearly as we pray.˘///˘˘˘/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.