SDA Hymnal 391
Welcome, Welcome, Day of Rest
Tune: PLEYEL'S HYMN
1To the world in kindness given;
Welcome to this humble breast,
As the beaming light from heaven.
2Day of calm and sweet repose,
Gently now thy moments run;
Balm to soothe our cares and woes,
Till our labor here is done.
3Holy day that most we prize,
Day of solemn praise and prayer,
Day to make the simple wise,
O, how great thy blessings are!
4Welcome, welcome, day of rest,
With thy influence all divine;
May thy hallowed hours be blessed
to this waiting heart of mine.
- Tune
- PLEYEL'S HYMN
- Also sung to
- Pleyel (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #240)
The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 59% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
To the world in kindness given;˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Welcome to this humble breast,/˘˘˘/˘/7B
As the beaming light from heaven.˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Verse 2
Day of calm and sweet repose,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Gently now thy moments run;/˘///˘/7B
Balm to soothe our cares and woes,/˘//˘/˘/8A
Till our labor here is done.//˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
Holy day that most we prize,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Day of solemn praise and prayer,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Day to make the simple wise,/˘/˘/˘/7A
O, how great thy blessings are!˘////˘˘7C
Verse 4
Welcome, welcome, day of rest,/˘/˘/˘/7A
With thy influence all divine;˘//˘˘/˘/8B
May thy hallowed hours be blessed˘//˘/˘˘/8A
to this waiting heart of mine.˘˘/˘/˘/7B
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.