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Christ in Song 133

The Dove of Peace

Words: M. H. HuntingtonMusic: Francis L. Huntington

Studio

1The dove of peace bath spread her wings,
And light and melody she brings;
The dove of peace hath radiant wings,
And light and mel - o - dy she brings; be - hold! of her room - er-coming King;
The dove of peace, of peace, of peace,
Behold her in her glo - ry bright.

RefrainIt is the achoor Love's sweet song,
Of peace, of truth that we so long to;
The dove of peace sings in my soul,
'The Saviour's Blood doth make me whole.'

2The dove of peace, of peace, of peace,
Hath come to earth her flight;
O within their heart the dove will light,
For Jesus came to bring us light, from sin's great darkness into light,
O love!

The verse

Meter
8.8.9.17.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The dove of peace bath spread her wings,˘/˘///˘/8A
And light and melody she brings;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
The dove of peace hath radiant wings,˘/˘////˘/9A
And light and mel - o - dy she brings; be - hold! of her room - er-coming King;˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘????/17B
The dove of peace, of peace, of peace,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Behold her in her glo - ry bright.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8D

Verse 2

The dove of peace, of peace, of peace,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Hath come to earth her flight;//˘/˘/6B
O within their heart the dove will light,˘˘/˘/˘/˘/9B
For Jesus came to bring us light, from sin's great darkness into light,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/16B
O love!˘/2C

Refrain

It is the achoor Love's sweet song,˘˘˘??///8A
Of peace, of truth that we so long to;˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘9B
The dove of peace sings in my soul,˘/˘//˘˘/8C
'The Saviour's Blood doth make me whole.'˘/˘˘///˘/9C

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.