exact syllable matches

 
course of a single day
 
form of some given name
pet-
form of the given name
 
No one's cutting away
they
open the prison gate
 
or just the given name
natural
order of things today
He's
over a minute late
been successful in
overcoming Hefei
on a
porcelain Christmas plate
 
whole bunch of bigger brains

with 1 extra syllable

necessary
component of Christian faith
be
unbroken until the day