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SDA Hymnal 56

The Day Thou Gavest

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]9/8

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1The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall not be silenced.

2We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping,
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.

3As o'er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.

4So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,
Like earth's proud empires, pass away;
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.

Words
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Music
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Tune
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Also sung to
St. Clement (Church Hymnal #57)
Meter
9/8

The verse

Meter
9.8.10.7
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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Verse 1

The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,˘///˘/˘/˘9A
The darkness falls at Thy behest;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,˘//˘/˘/˘/˘10C
Thy praise shall not be silenced.//˘˘˘/˘7D

Verse 2

We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping,˘//˘//???9A
While earth rolls onward into light,////˘/˘/8B
Through all the world her watch is keeping,//˘/˘/˘/˘9C
And rests not now by day or night.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

As o'er each continent and island˘///˘˘˘/˘9A
The dawn leads on another day,˘//˘˘/˘/8B
The voice of prayer is never silent,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C
Nor dies the strain of praise away.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,˘˘˘///˘/˘9A
Like earth's proud empires, pass away;////˘˘/˘/9B
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,//˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.////˘///8B

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.