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Church Hymnal 68

Jesus, Lord, We Look to Thee

Words: Charles WesleyMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]7.7.7.7

1Jesus, Lord, we look to Thee;
Let us in Thy name agree;
Show Thyself the Prince of Peace;
Bid our jarring conflicts cease.

2By Thy reconciling love
Every stumbling block remove;
Each to each unite, endear;
Come, and spread Thy banner here.

3Make us of one heart and mind,
Courteous, pitiful, and kind,
Lowly, meek, in thought and word,
Altogether like our Lord.

4Let us for each other care,
Each the other's burden bear;
To Thy church the pattern give,
Show how true believers live.

Words: Charles Wesley
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Scripture: Ephesians 4:2-3; Galatians 6:2

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The verse

Meter: 7.7.7.7 · as printed
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABC

Could also be sung to Llanfair, Seymour, Alletta, Durham, Hart · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

Jesus, Lord, we look to Thee;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Let us in Thy name agree;/˘˘//˘/7A

Show Thyself the Prince of Peace;///˘/˘/7B

Bid our jarring conflicts cease./˘/˘˘//7B

Verse 2

By Thy reconciling love˘//˘/˘/7A

Every stumbling block remove;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Each to each unite, endear;/˘///˘/7C

Come, and spread Thy banner here./˘///˘/7C

Verse 3

Make us of one heart and mind,/˘˘//˘/7A

Courteous, pitiful, and kind,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

Lowly, meek, in thought and word,/˘/˘/˘/7B

Altogether like our Lord./˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 4

Let us for each other care,/˘˘//˘/7A

Each the other's burden bear;/˘/˘/˘/7A

To Thy church the pattern give,˘//˘/˘/7B

Show how true believers live.///˘/˘/7C

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.