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Church Hymnal 60

O Blessed Hour

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]S.M.

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1O blessed hour, when mortal man
Retires to seek his God,
When earth-born cares he banishes
And treads the heavenly road.

2O blessed hour, when weary souls
Find sweet and soft repose,
When burdened hearts lay down their load
And taste a sweet compose.

3O blessed hour, when God inclines
His ear to mortal prayer,
When mercy's streams flow freely down
To wash away our care.

4Then to that sacred hour of prayer
With grateful hearts we'll flee,
And find in communion sweet
Our rest and peace in Thee.

Words
[unclear]
Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
S.M.
Scripture
Matthew 6:6; Psalm 55:17

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The verse

Meter
7.6.7.6 · the hymnal prints S.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

O blessed hour, when mortal man˘////˘/7A
Retires to seek his God,˘/˘/˘/6B
When earth-born cares he banishes/??/˘/˘7C
And treads the heavenly road.˘/˘/˘/6D*

Verse 2

O blessed hour, when weary souls˘////˘/7A
Find sweet and soft repose,//˘/˘/6B
When burdened hearts lay down their load//˘///˘/8C
And taste a sweet compose.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

O blessed hour, when God inclines˘//////7A
His ear to mortal prayer,˘/˘/˘/6B
When mercy's streams flow freely down//˘///˘/8C
To wash away our care.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Then to that sacred hour of prayer/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
With grateful hearts we'll flee,˘/˘///6B
And find in communion sweet˘/˘˘/˘/7C
Our rest and peace in Thee.˘/˘/˘/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.