Hymns and Tunes 1886 250
Hail, happy day! thou day of holy rest
1Hail, happy day! thou day of holy rest;
What heavenly peace doth transport fill
our breast
When Christ, the Lord of grace, in love
descends,
And kindly holds communion with his
friends!
2Let earth and all its vanities be gone,
Move from my sight, and leave my soul
alone;
In flattering, fading glories I despise,
And to immortal beauties turn my eyes.
3Fair would I mount, and penetrate the
skies,
And on my Saviour's glories fix my eyes;
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The verse
- Meter
- 10.9.3.8.2.9.1
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 49% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABACDED
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Hail, happy day! thou day of holy rest;//˘///˘/˘/10A
What heavenly peace doth transport fill˘/˘˘//˘//9B
our breast/˘/3A
When Christ, the Lord of grace, in love//˘/˘/˘/8C
descends,˘/2D
And kindly holds communion with his˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘9E
friends!/1D
Verse 2
Let earth and all its vanities be gone,//˘/˘/˘˘˘/10A
Move from my sight, and leave my soul/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
alone;˘/2C
In flattering, fading glories I despise,˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/11D
And to immortal beauties turn my eyes.˘˘//˘/˘/˘/10D
Verse 3
Fair would I mount, and penetrate the/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
skies,/1B
And on my Saviour's glories fix my eyes;˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/11B
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.