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SDA Hymnal 502

Sun of My Soul

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1Sun of my soul, O Savior dear!
It is not night if Thou be near;
O may no earthborn cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.

2When soft the dews of kindly sleep
My weary eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought how sweet to rest
Forever on my Savior's breast!

3Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without Thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without Thee I dare not die.

4Be near and bless me when I wake,
Ere through the world my way I take;
Till in the ocean of Thy love
I lose myself in heaven above.

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The verse

Meter: 8.8.8.8
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

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Verse 1

Sun of my soul, O Savior dear!/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

It is not night if Thou be near;˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A

O may no earthborn cloud arise˘˘˘??/˘/8B

To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.˘//˘//˘/8B

Verse 2

When soft the dews of kindly sleep//˘/˘/˘/8A

My weary eyelids gently steep,˘/˘///˘/8A

Be my last thought how sweet to rest˘˘////˘/8B

Forever on my Savior's breast!˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

Abide with me from morn till eve,˘/˘˘˘///8A

For without Thee I cannot live;˘˘//˘/˘/8B

Abide with me when night is nigh,˘/˘˘//˘/8C

For without Thee I dare not die.˘˘//˘/˘/8C

Verse 4

Be near and bless me when I wake,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Ere through the world my way I take;//˘/˘/˘/8A

Till in the ocean of Thy love/˘˘/˘˘//8B

I lose myself in heaven above.˘///˘/˘˘/9B

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.