SDA Hymnal 681
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made
Tune: TWENTY-FOURTH
1This is the day the Lord hath made;
he calls the hours his own.
Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,
and praise surround the throne.
- Tune
- TWENTY-FOURTH
The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.9.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 50% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
This is the day the Lord hath made;˘˘˘/˘///8A
he calls the hours his own.˘/˘/˘˘/7B
Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,//˘˘///˘/9C
and praise surround the throne.˘/˘/˘/6B
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.