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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 117

SABBATH HYMNS

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1ANOTHER six days' work is done,
Another Sabbath is begun,
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day that God has blest.

2Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns
So sweet a rest to wearied minds;
A blessed antepast is given,
On this day more than all the seven.

3O that our thoughts and thanks may rise
As grateful incense to the skies;
And draw from Christ that sweet repose
Which none but he that feels it knows.

4This heavenly calm within the breast;
Is the best pledge of glorious rest,
Which for the church of God remains,
The end of cares, the end of pains.

Also sung to
Hebron. L. M. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #215)

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

ANOTHER six days' work is done,˘/˘///˘/8A
Another Sabbath is begun,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,˘/˘/////8B
Improve the day that God has blest.//˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns//˘/˘/˘/8A
So sweet a rest to wearied minds;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
A blessed antepast is given,˘/???˘/˘8C
On this day more than all the seven.˘˘//˘/˘/˘9D

Verse 3

O that our thoughts and thanks may rise˘˘/˘/˘/˘/9A
As grateful incense to the skies;˘/˘//˘˘/8A
And draw from Christ that sweet repose˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Which none but he that feels it knows.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

This heavenly calm within the breast;˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A
Is the best pledge of glorious rest,˘˘//˘/˘˘/9A
Which for the church of God remains,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B
The end of cares, the end of pains.˘/˘/˘/˘/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.