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SDA Hymnal 498

Still, Still With Thee

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1Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh,
When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee;
Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight,
Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee.

2Alone with Thee, amid the mystic shadows,
The solemn hush of nature newly born;
Alone with Thee in breathless adoration,
In the calm dew and freshness of the morn.

3Still, still with Thee! As to each newborn morning
A fresh and solemn splendor still is given,
So does this blessed consciousness, awaking,
Breathe each day nearness unto Thee and heaven.

4So shall it be at last, in that bright morning,
When the soul waketh and life's shadows flee;
O in that hour, fairer than daylight dawning,
Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee.

The verse

Meter
11.10.11.10
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh,//˘///˘/˘/˘11A
When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee;/˘//˘˘˘///10B
Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight,/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘//11C
Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee./˘//˘˘˘˘˘/10B

Verse 2

Alone with Thee, amid the mystic shadows,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//11A
The solemn hush of nature newly born;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10B
Alone with Thee in breathless adoration,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11C
In the calm dew and freshness of the morn.˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/10B

Verse 3

Still, still with Thee! As to each newborn morning//˘/˘˘//˘/˘11A
A fresh and solemn splendor still is given,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11B
So does this blessed consciousness, awaking,˘˘˘//˘˘˘/˘10C
Breathe each day nearness unto Thee and heaven.////˘/˘/˘/˘11D

Verse 4

So shall it be at last, in that bright morning,˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘//˘11A
When the soul waketh and life's shadows flee;/˘//˘˘////10B
O in that hour, fairer than daylight dawning,˘˘˘/˘/˘˘///˘12C
Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee.˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/11B

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.