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Church Hymnal 45

The Sun Is on the Land

Words: John KebleMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]C.M.

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1The sun is on the land and sea,
The day is everywhere;
O Father, let the day we see
Be radiant with Thy care.

2O make us glad with morning light,
O make us pure and true;
As we have safely passed the night,
Help us to pass day through.

3Through all the hours of this bright day,
In all we do or say,
That we may not from Thee astray,
O keep us in Thy way.

4And when the day is done, and night
Comes on with sweet release,
Grant us the blessing of Thy sight
And rest in perfect peace.

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Psalm 118:24; Psalm 139:9-10

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The sun is on the land and sea,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
The day is everywhere;˘/˘/˘/6B
O Father, let the day we see˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Be radiant with Thy care.˘/˘˘//6B

Verse 2

O make us glad with morning light,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
O make us pure and true;˘/˘/˘/6B
As we have safely passed the night,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Help us to pass day through./˘˘///6B

Verse 3

Through all the hours of this bright day,//˘/˘˘//8A
In all we do or say,˘/˘˘˘/6A
That we may not from Thee astray,˘˘˘˘˘/˘/8A
O keep us in Thy way.˘/˘˘//6A

Verse 4

And when the day is done, and night˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Comes on with sweet release,/˘˘/˘/6B
Grant us the blessing of Thy sight/˘˘/˘˘//8A
And rest in perfect peace.˘/˘˘//6B

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.