Hymns and Tunes 1886 285
Wake! O my soul, and hail the morn
Words: Anon
1Wake! O my soul, and hail the morn;
For unto us a Saviour's born!
See how the angels wing their way
To usher in the glorious day!
2Hark! what sweet music! what a song
Sounds from the bright, celestial throng!
Sweet song, whose melting strains impart
Joy to each raptured, listening heart.
3Come, join the angels as they cry,
Glory to God who reigns on high;
Let peace and love on earth abound,
While spheres revolve and years roll round!
- Words
- Anon
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.9.8.9
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 55% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Wake! O my soul, and hail the morn;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
For unto us a Saviour's born!˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/9A
See how the angels wing their way//˘/˘/˘/8B
To usher in the glorious day!˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/9B
Verse 2
Hark! what sweet music! what a song/˘//˘˘˘/8A
Sounds from the bright, celestial throng!/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Sweet song, whose melting strains impart//˘/˘///8B
Joy to each raptured, listening heart./˘//˘/˘˘/9B
Verse 3
Come, join the angels as they cry,//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Glory to God who reigns on high;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Let peace and love on earth abound,//˘/˘/˘/8B
While spheres revolve and years roll round!//˘/˘///8B
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.