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Hymns and Tunes 1876 1

What shall I render to my God

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1What shall I render to my God For all his kindness shown? My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne.

2Among the saints that fill thy house, My offering shall be paid; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made.

3How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever blessed God! How dear thy servants in thy sight! How precious is their blood!

4How happy all thy servants are! How great thy grace to me! My life, which thou hast made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee.

5Now I am thine, forever thine, Nor shall my purpose move; Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love.

6Here in thy courts I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record; Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, If I forsake the Lord.

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The verse

Meter
28
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

What shall I render to my God For all his kindness shown? My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne.˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/////28A

Verse 2

Among the saints that fill thy house, My offering shall be paid; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made.˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 3

How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever blessed God! How dear thy servants in thy sight! How precious is their blood!//˘/˘/˘///˘//////˘˘////˘˘˘/27A

Verse 4

How happy all thy servants are! How great thy grace to me! My life, which thou hast made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee.//˘///˘˘////˘˘˘/˘//////˘˘/˘/28A

Verse 5

Now I am thine, forever thine, Nor shall my purpose move; Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love./˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/////˘/˘/˘/˘˘//28A

Verse 6

Here in thy courts I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record; Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, If I forsake the Lord./˘//˘/˘/˘///˘//˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/28A

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.