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Play “Blest day of God! most calm, most bright”
Free same-meter accompaniment for Blest day of God! most calm, most bright (John Mason): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. ANNE (William Croft) in four-part harmony, 5 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
Sung here to ST. ANNE (William Croft), a Common Meter (8.6.8.6) tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1Blest day of God! most calm, most bright,
- The first, the best of days;
- The toiler's rest, the saint's delight,
- The day of prayer and praise.
- 2My Saviour's face made thee to shine;
- His rising thee did raise,
- And made thee heav'nly and divine
- Beyond all other days.
- 3The firstfruits oft a blessing prove
- To all the sheaves behind;
- And they the day of Christ who love
- A happy week shall find.
- 4This day I must with God appear;
- For, Lord, the day is Thine;
- Help me to spend it in Thy fear,
- And thus to make it mine.
- 5Amen.
About this music
ST. ANNE — William Croft. Setting: composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'The Lutheran Hymnary', 1913, Hymn 261. Arrangement is composite, first half from "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869, Hymn 231. ed William Henry Monk Second half is from "The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer", 1890, Hymn 279. ed. Charles Vincent, D.J. Wood, John Stainer; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Blest day of God! most calm, most bright page.
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