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SDA Hymnal 389

Light of Light, Enlighten Me

Words: Charles WesleyMusic: William H. MonkTune: EVENTIDE10.10.10.10.

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1Light of light, enlighten me,
Now a new the day is dawning;
Sun of grace, the shadows flee,
Brighten Thou my Sabbath morning;
With Thy joyous sunshine blest,
Happy is my day of rest.

2Let me with my heart today,
Holy, holy, sing to Thee;
Rapt awhile from earth away,
All my soul to fill this temple;
Thee up spring lowly;
Have a foretaste inward given
How they worship Thee in heaven.

3Hence all care, all vanity!
For the day to God is holy;
Come, Thou glorious Majesty,
Deign to fill this temple lowly;
Nought to Thee in my day
my soul shall move,
Simply resting in Thy love.

Meter
10.10.10.10.
Scripture
Psalm 36:9; 1 John 1:5

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The verse

Meter
7.8.7.8.7.7 · the hymnal prints 10.10.10.10.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 67% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABACDD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Light of light, enlighten me,/˘///˘˘7A
Now a new the day is dawning;/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Sun of grace, the shadows flee,/˘/˘///7A
Brighten Thou my Sabbath morning;/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
With Thy joyous sunshine blest,˘//˘///7D
Happy is my day of rest./˘˘˘/˘/7D

Verse 2

Let me with my heart today,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Holy, holy, sing to Thee;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Rapt awhile from earth away,/˘/˘/˘/7A
All my soul to fill this temple;/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Thee up spring lowly;/˘//˘5D
Have a foretaste inward given˘˘˘//˘/˘8E
How they worship Thee in heaven./˘/˘/˘/˘8F

Verse 3

Hence all care, all vanity!/////˘˘7A
For the day to God is holy;˘˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Come, Thou glorious Majesty,///˘˘/˘˘8C
Deign to fill this temple lowly;/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Nought to Thee in my day?˘/˘˘/6D
my soul shall move,˘/˘/4E
Simply resting in Thy love./˘/˘˘//7F

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.