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Christ in Song 316

Power to Open

Words: J. M. H.Music: Spanish HymnTune: Madrid6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8.

1Come, thou almighty King, Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise; Father all-glorious, O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of Days.

2Come, thou incarnate Word, Gird on thy mighty sword, Our prayer attend; Come and thy people bless, And give thy word success, Spirit of holiness, On us descend.

3Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour; Thou who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power.

4To thee, great One in Three, Eternal praises be Hence evermore; Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore.

Words: J. M. H.
Music: Spanish Hymn
Tune: Madrid
Also sung to: Italian Hymn (SDA Hymnal #71, Church Hymnal #3, Hymns and Tunes 1886 #351)
Meter: 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8.
Scripture: Revelation 4:8

The verse

Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 · as printed
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCDEC

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Verse 1

Come, thou almighty King,//˘/˘/6A

Help us thy name to/////˘6B

sing, Help us to praise;////˘/6C

Father all-glorious, O'er/˘???/6D

all victorious, Come and reign/˘/˘˘/˘/8E

over us, Ancient of Days./˘///˘˘/8C

Verse 2

Come, thou incarnate Word,////˘/6A

Gird on thy mighty sword,/˘//˘/6B

Our prayer attend;/˘/˘˘/6C

Come and thy people bless,/˘//˘/6D

And give thy word success, Spirit˘///˘//˘8E

of holiness, On us descend.˘/˘˘˘˘˘/8C

Verse 3

Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour; Thou who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power.//˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/˘41A

Verse 4

To thee, great One in Three, Eternal praises be Hence evermore; Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore.˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘///˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/38A

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