Hymns and Tunes 1886 220
This is the day of sacred rest
1This is the day of sacred rest,
Which God hath sanctified and blessed,
And hallowed by his majesty's design,
And viewed his works, and called them good.
2The heavenly host their harps employ,
The sons of God give shouts of joy;
Through heaven and earth his praises ring,
The morning stars together sang.
3Come, then, ye weary souls oppressed,
Come and enjoy this holy rest;
Let humble songs like incense rise,
And prayer and praise ascend the skies.
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.10.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABC
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Verse 1
This is the day of sacred rest,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Which God hath sanctified and blessed,˘///˘˘˘/8A
And hallowed by his majesty's design,˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/10B
And viewed his works, and called them good.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 2
The heavenly host their harps employ,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A
The sons of God give shouts of joy;˘/˘///˘/8A
Through heaven and earth his praises ring,//˘˘/˘/˘/9B
The morning stars together sang.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 3
Come, then, ye weary souls oppressed,////˘/˘/8A
Come and enjoy this holy rest;/˘//˘/˘/8A
Let humble songs like incense rise,//˘/////8B
And prayer and praise ascend the skies.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
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.