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Hymns and Tunes 1886 242

Hour day! Jehovah's rest!

1Hour day! Jehovah's rest!
Of creation's work the best;
Last of all the chosen seven,
Blest of God, to man 'twas given.

2First his six days' work was done,
Then the Sabbath hour begun;
Thus he blessed the seventh day,
Thus in resting showed the way.

3While we praise our Maker's name,
We his faithful promise claim;
Meet we hear, Lord, we pray,
Thine own appointed way.

4Let thy Spirit on us shine,
Help us keep thy law divine;
Day by day thy name we love,
Shining lights, O Lord, for thee.

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The verse

Meter: 7.7.8.8
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABC

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Verse 1

Hour day! Jehovah's rest!/˘/˘/˘/7A

Of creation's work the best;˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Last of all the chosen seven,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Blest of God, to man 'twas given./˘/˘///˘8C

Verse 2

First his six days' work was done,/˘///˘/7A

Then the Sabbath hour begun;/˘/˘/˘˘/8A

Thus he blessed the seventh day,/˘/˘/˘/7B

Thus in resting showed the way./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

While we praise our Maker's name,/˘//˘/˘/8A

We his faithful promise claim;˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Meet we hear, Lord, we pray,/˘//˘/6B

Thine own appointed way.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Let thy Spirit on us shine,///˘˘˘/7A

Help us keep thy law divine;/˘///˘/7A

Day by day thy name we love,/˘///˘/7B

Shining lights, O Lord, for thee./˘/˘/˘/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.