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Hymns and Tunes 1876 75

Another six days' work is done

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1Another six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun; Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day that God has blest.

2Come, bless the Lord, whose love begins So sweet a rest to weary minds; O blessed antidote is given To those who seek the courts of heaven.

3Oh! that our thoughts and thanks may rise And feel from whence our pleasure flows; And draw from Christ that sweet repose Which will our hearts cheer and compose.

4This heavenly calm within the breast Is the best proof of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains.

Also sung to
Hebron. L. M. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #215)

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The verse

Meter
32
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Another six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun; Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day that God has blest.˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘///////˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 2

Come, bless the Lord, whose love begins So sweet a rest to weary minds; O blessed antidote is given To those who seek the courts of heaven.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘33A

Verse 3

Oh! that our thoughts and thanks may rise And feel from whence our pleasure flows; And draw from Christ that sweet repose Which will our hearts cheer and compose.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/35A

Verse 4

This heavenly calm within the breast Is the best proof of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains.˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/34A

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.