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Hymns and Tunes 1886 244

Safely through another week

Words: Lowell MasonTune: Sabbath7s. 6l.

1Safely through another week
God has brought us on our way;
Let us now a blessing seek,
Waiting in his courts today,—
Day of all the week the best,
Emblem of eternal rest.

2While we seek supplies of grace
Through the dear Redeemer's name,
Show thy reconciling face,
Take away our sin and shame;
From our worldly cares set free,
May we rest this day in thee.

3Here we come thy name to praise,
May we feel thy presence near;
May thy glory meet our eyes
While we in thy courts appear;
Here afford, O Lord, a taste
Of our everlasting feast.

4May the gospel's joyful sound
Conquer sinners, comfort saints;
Make the fruits of grace abound,
Bring relief for all complaints;
Thus may all our Sabbaths be
Till we rise to reign with thee.

Meter
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The verse

Meter
7.8.7.7.7.7 · the hymnal prints 7s. 6l.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABABCC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Safely through another week/˘/˘/˘/7A
God has brought us on our way;/˘/˘˘/˘/8B
Let us now a blessing seek,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Waiting in his courts today,—/˘˘˘/˘/7B
Day of all the week the best,/˘/˘/˘/7C
Emblem of eternal rest./˘˘˘/˘/7C

Verse 2

While we seek supplies of grace/˘/˘/˘/7A
Through the dear Redeemer's name,/˘/???/7B
Show thy reconciling face,///˘/˘/7A
Take away our sin and shame;/˘//˘/˘/8B
From our worldly cares set free,˘/˘/˘///8C
May we rest this day in thee.˘˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 3

Here we come thy name to praise,/˘///˘/7A
May we feel thy presence near;˘˘///˘/7B
May thy glory meet our eyes˘//˘//˘/8C
While we in thy courts appear;/˘˘//˘/7B
Here afford, O Lord, a taste/˘/˘/˘/7D
Of our everlasting feast.˘/˘/˘/˘/8E

Verse 4

May the gospel's joyful sound˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Conquer sinners, comfort saints;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Make the fruits of grace abound,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Bring relief for all complaints;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Thus may all our Sabbaths be/˘//˘/˘˘8C
Till we rise to reign with 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.