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Christ in Song 132

Our God is a God of Love

Words: M. H. H.Music: M. H. Huntington

Studio

1Do you know what the ser - vants re - cite? As they speak in love with me?
Do you know what the con - vents bright Are singing from morning till night?
Do you know what the roll - ers re - cite? As they rest in the har - vest field?
Do you know what the work - ers re - cite? As they jin - gle the yoke as they yield?

RefrainIt is 'Love, love, love!' It is 'Love, love, love!'
It is 'Love, love, love!' Our God is a God of love!

2It is 'Love, love, love!' It is 'Love, love, love!'
It is 'Love, love, love!' Our God is a God of love!

Words
M. H. H.
Scripture
1 John 4:8

The verse

Meter
16.16.17.18
Foot
anapestic (da-da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Do you know what the ser - vants re - cite? As they speak in love with me?˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘16A
Do you know what the con - vents bright Are singing from morning till night?˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//16B
Do you know what the roll - ers re - cite? As they rest in the har - vest field?˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/17C
Do you know what the work - ers re - cite? As they jin - gle the yoke as they yield?˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/18C

Verse 2

It is 'Love, love, love!' It is 'Love, love, love!'˘˘///˘˘///10A
It is 'Love, love, love!' Our God is a God of love!˘˘////˘/˘˘/˘/13A

Refrain

It is 'Love, love, love!' It is 'Love, love, love!'˘˘///˘˘///10A
It is 'Love, love, love!' Our God is a God of love!˘˘////˘/˘˘/˘/13A

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.