Hymns and Tunes 1886 239
Sweet is the work, O Lord
Words: Harriet Auber
1Sweet is the work, O Lord,
Thy glorious name to sing,
To praise and pray, to hear thy word,
And grateful offering bring.
2Sweet, on this day of rest,
To join in heart and voice
With those who love and serve thee best,
And in thy name rejoice.
3To songs of praise and joy
Be every Sabbath given,
That such may be our blest employ
Eternally in heaven.
- Words
- Harriet Auber
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.7.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
Sweet is the work, O Lord,/˘˘/˘/6A
Thy glorious name to sing,//˘˘/˘/7B
To praise and pray, to hear thy word,˘/˘/˘///8C
And grateful offering bring.˘/˘/˘˘/7B
Verse 2
Sweet, on this day of rest,/˘˘/˘/6A
To join in heart and voice˘/˘/˘/6B
With those who love and serve thee best,˘˘˘/˘///8A
And in thy name rejoice.˘˘//˘/6B
Verse 3
To songs of praise and joy˘/˘/˘/6A
Be every Sabbath given,˘/˘˘/˘/˘8B
That such may be our blest employ˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A
Eternally in heaven.˘/˘˘˘/˘7C
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.