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Hymns and Tunes 1876 102

Freeport

1AGAIN the day returns of holy rest,
Which, when he made the world, Jehovah blest ;
When, like his own, he bade its beams appear,
And all be peace, and all be peace.

2Let us devote this consecrated day
To learn his will, and all we learn obey ;
So shall he hear, when fervently we raise
Our supplications, and our songs of praise.

3Lord of all worlds ! incline thy bounteous ear ;
Thy children's voice in tender mercy hear ;
Hear thy blest promise, fixed as hills, to mind ;
To all who seek, thou, Lord, art ever kind.

4Father in Heaven ! in whom our hopes confide,
Whose power defends us, and whose precepts guide ;
Through life our guardian, and in death our friend,
Glory supreme be thine without end !

Also sung to
Freeport. 10s. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #249)

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The verse

Meter
10.10.10.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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Verse 1

AGAIN the day returns of holy rest,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
Which, when he made the world, Jehovah blest ;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
When, like his own, he bade its beams appear,//˘/˘/˘/˘/10B
And all be peace, and all be peace.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 2

Let us devote this consecrated day/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
To learn his will, and all we learn obey ;˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/10A
So shall he hear, when fervently we raise˘˘˘///˘˘˘/10B
Our supplications, and our songs of praise./˘????˘/˘/˘/12B

Verse 3

Lord of all worlds ! incline thy bounteous ear ;/˘/////??/10A
Thy children's voice in tender mercy hear ;//˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
Hear thy blest promise, fixed as hills, to mind ;////˘/˘/˘/10B
To all who seek, thou, Lord, art ever kind.˘/˘/////˘/10B

Verse 4

Father in Heaven ! in whom our hopes confide,/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/12A
Whose power defends us, and whose precepts guide ;˘/˘˘/˘˘˘///11A
Through life our guardian, and in death our friend,///˘/˘˘˘˘//˘/13B
Glory supreme be thine without end !/˘˘/˘/˘//9B

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.