Christ in Song 354
LORD, DISMISS US
Words: John FawcettMusic: Sicilian
1Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace.
2Thanks we give and adoration
For thy Gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound.
3So that when thy love shall call us,
Savior, from the world away,
Fear of death shall not appall us,
Glad thy summons to obey.
- Words
- John Fawcett
- Music
- Sicilian
- Also sung to
- Italian Hymn (Church Hymnal #33); Dulcina (Christ in Song #299); Sicily (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #283)
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 54% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing,/˘/˘˘//˘8A
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;//˘/˘/˘/8B
Let us each, thy love possessing,/˘///˘/˘8A
Triumph in redeeming grace./˘˘˘/˘/7C
Verse 2
Thanks we give and adoration/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
For thy Gospel's joyful sound;˘//˘/˘/7B
May the fruits of thy salvation˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
In our hearts and lives abound.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
So that when thy love shall call us,˘˘///˘/˘8A
Savior, from the world away,/˘˘˘/˘/7B
Fear of death shall not appall us,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
Glad thy summons to obey.///˘˘˘/7B
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.