Hymns and Tunes 1886 248
Hail, thou bright and sacred morn
Words: Julia A. ElliottTune: 7s. 6l.7s. 6l.
1Hail, thou bright and sacred morn,
Risen with gladness in thy beams!
Light, which not of earth was born,
From thy dawn in glory streams;
Airs of heaven breathe around,
And each place is holy ground.
2Great Creator! who this day
From thy perfect work didst rest,
By the souls that own thy sway
Hallowed be its hours blest,
Cares of earth aside be thrown,
This day given to God alone.
- Words
- Julia A. Elliott
- Tune
- 7s. 6l.
- Meter
- 7s. 6l.
- Scripture
- Genesis 2:2-3
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 7.8.7.7.7.7 · the hymnal prints 7s. 6l.
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 58% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABABCC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Hail, thou bright and sacred morn,///˘/˘/7A
Risen with gladness in thy beams!/˘˘/˘˘//8B
Light, which not of earth was born,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
From thy dawn in glory streams;˘//˘/˘/7B
Airs of heaven breathe around,/˘/˘/˘/7C
And each place is holy ground.˘//˘/˘/7C
Verse 2
Great Creator! who this day/˘/˘˘˘/7A
From thy perfect work didst rest,˘/˘////7B
By the souls that own thy sway˘˘/˘///7A
Hallowed be its hours blest,/˘˘˘/˘/7B
Cares of earth aside be thrown,/˘/˘/˘/7C
This day given to God alone.˘//˘˘/˘/8C
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.