Hymns and Tunes 1886 339
Morning breaks upon the tomb
Words: Charles WesleyTune: Vienna. 7s.7s
1Morning breaks upon the tomb, Jesus scatters all its gloom;
Day of triumph through the skies, See the glorious Saviour rise.
2Ye who are of death afraid, Triumph in the scattered shade;
Drive your anxious cares away; See the place where Jesus lay.
3Christian, dry your flowing tears; Chase your unbelieving fears;
Look on his deserted grave; Doubt no more his power to save.
- Words
- Charles Wesley
- Tune
- Vienna. 7s.
- Meter
- 7s
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 14.16 · the hymnal prints 7s
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 51% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Morning breaks upon the tomb, Jesus scatters all its gloom;/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Day of triumph through the skies, See the glorious Saviour rise./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/16B
Verse 2
Ye who are of death afraid,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Triumph in the scattered shade;/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Drive your anxious cares away;/˘/˘/˘/7B
See the place where Jesus lay./˘///˘/7B
Verse 3
Christian, dry your flowing tears; Chase your unbelieving fears;/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Look on his deserted grave; Doubt no more his power to save./˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/15B
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.