Hymns and Tunes 1886 224
Lord, on this Sabbath-day of rest
1Lord, on this Sabbath-day of rest
We lift to thee our earnest plea,
Obedient to the high behest
Which thou hast graciously guide our ways.
2We thank thee for the holy light
That from thy law shines full and clear,
Directing every weak steps aright
Through earth's low path of doubt and fear.
3For Jesus, too, whom thou didst send
To teach the way of grace and truth,
We bow before thy throne, and blend
The thanks of age, the love of youth.
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.9.9.10
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Lord, on this Sabbath-day of rest/˘˘???˘/8A
We lift to thee our earnest plea,˘/˘//˘/˘/9B
Obedient to the high behest˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/9A
Which thou hast graciously guide our ways.˘///˘˘//˘/10C
Verse 2
We thank thee for the holy light˘//˘˘/˘/8A
That from thy law shines full and clear,˘˘////˘/8B
Directing every weak steps aright˘/˘/˘˘//??10C
Through earth's low path of doubt and fear.////˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
For Jesus, too, whom thou didst send˘/˘/˘///8A
To teach the way of grace and truth,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
We bow before thy throne, and blend˘/˘///˘/8A
The thanks of age, the love of youth.˘/˘/˘/˘/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.