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Millennial Harp 74

Welcome, sweet day of rest

S.M.

1Welcome, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise! Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes!

2The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day; Here we may sit and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray.

3One day in such a place, Where thou, my God, art seen, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin.

4My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss.

Meter: S.M.

The verse

Meter: 6.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

Could also be sung to Laudes Domini, Boylston, St. Thomas, Dennis, Dove · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Welcome, sweet day of rest,/˘//˘/6A

That saw the Lord arise!˘/˘/˘/6B

Welcome to this reviving breast,/˘˘˘˘/˘/8A

And these rejoicing eyes!˘˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

The King himself comes near,˘/˘///6A

And feasts his saints to-day;˘/˘/˘/6B

Here we may sit and see him here,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

And love, and praise, and pray.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

One day in such a place,//˘/˘/6A

Where thou, my God, art seen,//˘///6B

Is sweeter than ten thousand days˘/˘˘//˘/8C

Of pleasurable sin.˘/˘˘˘/6D

Verse 4

My willing soul would stay˘/˘/˘/6A

In such a frame as this,˘/˘/˘˘6B

And sit and sing herself away˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

To everlasting bliss.˘/˘/˘/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.