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Hymns and Tunes 1876 524

Hymn 524

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1THERE is an hour of hallowed peace
For those with cares oppressed,
When sighs and sorrowing tears shall cease,
And all be hushed to rest.
'Tis then the soul is freed from fears,
And doubts which love annoy;
Then they that oft have sown in tears
Shall reap again in joy.

2There is a home of sweet repose,
Where storms no longer beat;
The stream of endless pleasure flows
Around the mercy-seat.
There purity and love appear,
And bliss without alloy;
They that oft had sown in tears
Shall reap again in joy.

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The verse

Meter
9.6.9.6.8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABABCDED
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

THERE is an hour of hallowed peace/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
For those with cares oppressed,˘˘˘/˘/6B
When sighs and sorrowing tears shall cease,//˘/˘˘/˘/9A
And all be hushed to rest.˘/˘/˘/6B
'Tis then the soul is freed from fears,//˘/˘/˘/8C
And doubts which love annoy;˘/˘/˘/6D
Then they that oft have sown in tears/˘˘/˘/˘/8E
Shall reap again in joy.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 2

There is a home of sweet repose,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Where storms no longer beat;//˘/˘/6B
The stream of endless pleasure flows˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Around the mercy-seat.˘/˘???6C
There purity and love appear,//˘˘˘/˘/8D
And bliss without alloy;˘/˘///6E
They that oft had sown in tears˘˘/˘/˘/7F
Shall reap again in joy.˘/˘/˘/6E

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.