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Church Hymnal 40

Sweetly the Holy Hymn

Words: Harriet AuberMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]7.7.7.7.D

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1Sweetly the holy hymn
Breaks on the morning air;
Before the world with smoke is dim,
We meet to offer prayer.

2Holy, holy, holy,
To the great One in Three!
Holy, holy, holy,
Merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons,
Blessed Trinity!

3The gladsome songs we bring
From hearts with love o'erflowing,
To Thee, our Savior King,
Our grateful praise bestowing.

4So may our lives express
The beauty of Thy holiness,
Till in the realms of endless day
We join the angel choir above.

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
7.7.7.7.D
Scripture
Revelation 4:8; Isaiah 6:3

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 7.7.7.7.D
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 34% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Sweetly the holy hymn/˘˘/˘/6A
Breaks on the morning air;/˘˘/˘/6B
Before the world with smoke is dim,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
We meet to offer prayer.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Holy, holy, holy,/˘/˘/˘6A
To the great One in Three!˘˘//˘/6B
Holy, holy, holy,/˘/˘/˘6A
Merciful and mighty,/˘˘˘/˘6C
God in three Persons,/˘//˘5D
Blessed Trinity!//˘˘4E

Verse 3

The gladsome songs we bring˘??/˘/6A
From hearts with love o'erflowing,˘/˘/????8B
To Thee, our Savior King,˘//˘/˘/7A
Our grateful praise bestowing./˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Verse 4

So may our lives express˘˘/˘/˘/7A
The beauty of Thy holiness,˘/˘˘//˘˘8B
Till in the realms of endless day/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
We join the angel choir above.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9D

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.