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Hymns and Tunes 1876 279

Break, break, eternal day

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1Break, break, eternal day, Bid darkness flee away, Pour on our sight, Light from the world of joy, Bliss pure without alloy; Then ne'er shall gloom annoy, All shall be bright.

2Rise, rise, thou glorious sun, Hasten thy race to run; At God's command, Extend thy healing wings, O'er earth's remotest springs, Reign, O thou King of kings, In this dark land.

3Come, come, thou conquering One, Reign thou upon thy throne In glory bright; Then shall the ransomed raise, Unceasing songs of praise, Throughout eternal days, In perfect light.

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The verse

Meter
39
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 55% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Break, break, eternal day, Bid darkness flee away, Pour on our sight, Light from the world of joy, Bliss pure without alloy; Then ne'er shall gloom annoy, All shall be bright.//˘/˘///˘/˘//˘/˘//˘˘/˘///˘/////˘/˘//˘˘/39A

Verse 2

Rise, rise, thou glorious sun, Hasten thy race to run; At God's command, Extend thy healing wings, O'er earth's remotest springs, Reign, O thou King of kings, In this dark land.////˘˘//˘//˘/˘/˘/˘///˘///˘/˘//˘//˘/˘˘//39A

Verse 3

Come, come, thou conquering One, Reign thou upon thy throne In glory bright; Then shall the ransomed raise, Unceasing songs of praise, Throughout eternal days, In perfect light.////˘˘///˘///˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//39A

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.