Hymns for Second Advent Believers 122
SABBATH HYMNS
1THY holy Sabbath, Lord,
Thy people hail with joy;
And while we wait to hear thy word,
Let praise our hearts employ.
2With sweet delight, the day
That thou hast called thine own,
We hail, and all our homage pay
To thy exalted throne.
3O, may thy saints be blest;
Assist us while we pray;
May we enjoy a holy rest,
And keep the sacred day.
- Also sung to
- Radea (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #236)
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
THY holy Sabbath, Lord,//˘/˘/6A
Thy people hail with joy;//˘/˘/6B
And while we wait to hear thy word,˘/˘/˘///8C
Let praise our hearts employ.///˘/˘/7B
Verse 2
With sweet delight, the day˘/˘/˘/6A
That thou hast called thine own,˘/////6B
We hail, and all our homage pay˘/˘//˘/˘/9A
To thy exalted throne.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
O, may thy saints be blest;˘˘//˘/6A
Assist us while we pray;˘/˘/˘/6B
May we enjoy a holy rest,˘˘//˘/˘/8A
And keep the sacred day.˘/˘/˘/6B
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.