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Hymns and Tunes 1886 469

Work, Watch, Pray

Words: Grace GlennMusic: A. B. Fillmore

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1Work when the morning shineth, Work when the noon-day gleams, Work with a heart rejoicing, Work with a need to mind, Work till the sun goeth down, Work with the hosts at rest;

RefrainWork (and) watch (and) pray, Work for the day will soon be gone; Work (and) watch (and) pray, Soon will the Master come.

2Work when the day declined, Work with the last sweet beams, Work for the pure and holy, Work for the true and grand, So shall thy nights be blessed.

Scripture
1 Thess. 5:6

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
39
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Work when the morning shineth, Work when the noon-day gleams, Work with a heart rejoicing, Work with a need to mind, Work till the sun goeth down, Work with the hosts at rest;//˘/˘/˘//˘??//˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘///˘//˘//˘˘/˘/39A

Verse 2

Work when the day declined, Work with the last sweet beams, Work for the pure and holy, Work for the true and grand, So shall thy nights be blessed.//˘/˘//˘˘////˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/31A

Refrain

Work (and) watch (and) pray, Work for the day will soon be gone; Work (and) watch (and) pray, Soon will the Master come./˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘//˘˘/˘/24A

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.