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Hymns and Tunes 1876 492

Hymn 492

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1I GIVER and guardian of our sleep,
To praise thy name we wake ;
Still, Lord, thy watchful servants keep,
For thine own mercy's sake.

2The blessing of another day
We thankfully receive ;
Oh ! may we only thee obey,
And to thy glory live.

3Uphold us with thy mighty hand ;
Oh ! keep our souls from sin ;
And how our souls to thy command,
Nor let the faith be vain.

4Full rays of hope, we wait the hour
Which shall be our faithful hour ;
When all we are shall own thy power,
And call our Jesus King.

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The verse

Meter
11.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

I GIVER and guardian of our sleep,˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A
To praise thy name we wake ;˘///˘/6B
Still, Lord, thy watchful servants keep,////˘/˘/8A
For thine own mercy's sake.˘///˘/6B

Verse 2

The blessing of another day˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
We thankfully receive ;˘/˘˘˘/6B
Oh ! may we only thee obey,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And to thy glory live.˘˘//˘/6C

Verse 3

Uphold us with thy mighty hand ;˘/˘˘//˘/8A
Oh ! keep our souls from sin ;˘//˘/˘/7B
And how our souls to thy command,˘//˘/˘/˘/9A
Nor let the faith be vain.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 4

Full rays of hope, we wait the hour//˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Which shall be our faithful hour ;˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
When all we are shall own thy power,//˘˘˘///˘9A
And call our Jesus King.˘//˘/˘/7B

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.