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Christ in Song 104

Fill Me Now

Words: E. R. StokesMusic: J. H. Stockton

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1Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit, Bathe my trembling heart and brow;
Fill me with thy hallowed presence, Come, O come and fill me now.

RefrainFill me now, fill me now,
Jesus, come and fill me now;
Fill me with thy hallowed presence,
Come, O come and fill me now.

2I am weakness, full of weakness, At thy sacred feet I bow;
Blest divine, eternal Spirit, Fill with power and fill me now.

3Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me, Bathe, O bathe my heart and brow;
Thou art comforting and saving, Thou art sweetly filling now.

Also sung to
Fill Me Now (Millennial Harp #117)
Scripture
Ephesians 5:18

The verse

Meter
16.15
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 71% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit, Bathe my trembling heart and brow;/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/16A
Fill me with thy hallowed presence, Come, O come and fill me now./˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Verse 2

I am weakness, full of weakness, At thy sacred feet I bow;˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/15A
Blest divine, eternal Spirit, Fill with power and fill me now./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/16A

Verse 3

Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me, Bathe, O bathe my heart and brow;/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A
Thou art comforting and saving, Thou art sweetly filling now.///˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘/15A

Refrain

Fill me now, fill me now,/˘//˘/6A
Jesus, come and fill me now;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Fill me with thy hallowed presence,/˘˘//˘/˘8B
Come, O come and fill me now./˘/˘/˘/7A

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.