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Christ in Song 307

God of Light

Words: T. H. GillMusic: A. S. SullivanTune: Matthias8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8.

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1God of light and truth and beauty, Hear thy children's earnest cry, Plead we here the tender mercy Of thy love that cannot die.

2For the heart with sorrow laden, For the soul in doubt and fear, For the life by sin o'ershaded, Plead we in thy presence here.

3Let thy light, O Lord, all-searching, Every heart and life explore; From the height of thy pure dwelling, Look on us and love us more.

4Let thy light, O Lord, with power Touch the springs of human thought; Let thy life of love and blessing Into every heart be brought.

Meter
8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8.
Scripture
1 John 1:5

The verse

Meter
30 · the hymnal prints 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 47% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

God of light and truth and beauty, Hear thy children's earnest cry, Plead we here the tender mercy Of thy love that cannot die./˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/30A

Verse 2

For the heart with sorrow laden, For the soul in doubt and fear, For the life by sin o'ershaded, Plead we in thy presence here.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/????/˘˘//˘/31A

Verse 3

Let thy light, O Lord, all-searching, Every heart and life explore; From the height of thy pure dwelling, Look on us and love us more.///˘/???/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘/˘/31A

Verse 4

Let thy light, O Lord, with power Touch the springs of human thought; Let thy life of love and blessing Into every heart be brought.///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/31A

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.