Hymns and Tunes 1886 237
Six days of toil and care
Words: Anon
1Six days of toil and care,
I bid adieu to all;
And now, O peaceful Sabbath hours,
I gladly welcome you.
2My heart with rapture turns
To Eden's vale so fair;
Then forward to the heavenly world,
And views the Sabbath there.
3Sweet day of rest, through thee
Shall memory faithful prove
To him who made the earth and sea,
And starry worlds above.
4In each Sabbath spent aright
Shall bring us nearer thee,
Till in that glorious land of light
We more forever free.
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- Anon
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- 6.6.9.6
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Six days of toil and care,//˘/˘/6A
I bid adieu to all;˘/˘/˘/6B
And now, O peaceful Sabbath hours,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C
I gladly welcome you.˘/˘/˘˘6D
Verse 2
My heart with rapture turns˘/˘/˘/6A
To Eden's vale so fair;˘/˘/˘/6B
Then forward to the heavenly world,//˘˘˘/˘˘/9C
And views the Sabbath there.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
Sweet day of rest, through thee//˘///6A
Shall memory faithful prove˘/˘˘/˘/7B
To him who made the earth and sea,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And starry worlds above.˘///˘/6C
Verse 4
In each Sabbath spent aright˘//˘/??7A
Shall bring us nearer thee,˘/˘/˘/6B
Till in that glorious land of light/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9C
We more forever free.˘/˘/˘/6B
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.