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Church Hymnal 56

Again at Evening's Solemn Hour

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1Again at evening's solemn hour
We bow before Thy throne,
O God of mercy, love, and power,
We worship Thee alone.

2We thank Thee for the day now past,
For food and raiment given;
For rest and peace that cannot last
Save in the home of heaven.

3Forgive the sins that we have done,
The words we should not say,
The thoughts that in our hearts have run
Throughout this passing day.

4And now we lay us down to rest,
On Thee our hope we stay;
By guardian angels may we blessed
Till dawns another day.

Words
[unclear]
Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Psalm 4:8; 1 John 1:9

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 76% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Again at evening's solemn hour˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
We bow before Thy throne,˘/˘///6B
O God of mercy, love, and power,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A*
We worship Thee alone.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

We thank Thee for the day now past,˘//˘˘///8A
For food and raiment given;˘/˘??/6B*
For rest and peace that cannot last˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Save in the home of heaven./˘˘/˘/6C*

Verse 3

Forgive the sins that we have done,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
The words we should not say,˘/˘˘˘/6B
The thoughts that in our hearts have run˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Throughout this passing day.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

And now we lay us down to rest,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
On Thee our hope we stay;˘/˘/˘/6B
By guardian angels may we blessed˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9A
Till dawns another day.//˘/˘/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.