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Church Hymnal 25

Again Our Earthly Cares We Leave

Words: Philip DoddridgeMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]C.M.

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1Again our earthly cares we leave
And to Thy house repair;
Again with joyful souls we come
To seek our treasure there.

2Within these walls may peace abound,
May all our worship prove
Acceptable to Thee, our God,
And built on holy love.

3May we receive some fresh supply
Out of His boundless store,
And may we carry from this place
More goodness than before.

4Thy blessing, Lord, we humbly seek
On all assembled here;
O make Thy face upon us shine,
And fill our hearts with cheer.

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Psalm 122:1; Hebrews 10:25

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 79% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

Again our earthly cares we leave˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And to Thy house repair;˘˘//˘/6B
Again with joyful souls we come˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
To seek our treasure there.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Within these walls may peace abound,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
May all our worship prove˘/˘/˘/6B
Acceptable to Thee, our God,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
And built on holy love.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

May we receive some fresh supply˘˘˘///˘/8A
Out of His boundless store,/˘˘/˘/6B
And may we carry from this place˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8C
More goodness than before.//˘˘˘/6B

Verse 4

Thy blessing, Lord, we humbly seek//˘/˘/˘/8A
On all assembled here;˘/˘/˘/6B
O make Thy face upon us shine,˘///˘/˘/8C
And fill our hearts with cheer.˘/˘/˘/6B

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.