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Hymns and Tunes 1876 161

Blest Saviour, we thy call obey

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1Blest Saviour, we thy call obey, Not of constraint, but with delight, Thy servants hither come to-day, To honor thine appointed rite.

2With faith since thy name we own, The Spirit's cleansing power confess; O Saviour, from thy mercy throne, Confirm the covenant of thy grace!

3How blest the vow we here record! How blest the grace we now receive! Lord,—be one with Christ our Lord, And live for holiness to live.

4Thus through the emblematic grave The glorious, suffering Saviour trod; Be it our pattern—through the wave We follow the blest Son of God.

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The verse

Meter
33
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iambic (da-DUM) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Blest Saviour, we thy call obey, Not of constraint, but with delight, Thy servants hither come to-day, To honor thine appointed rite.//˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/33A

Verse 2

With faith since thy name we own, The Spirit's cleansing power confess; O Saviour, from thy mercy throne, Confirm the covenant of thy grace!˘////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//34A

Verse 3

How blest the vow we here record! How blest the grace we now receive! Lord,—be one with Christ our Lord, And live for holiness to live.//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/32A

Verse 4

Thus through the emblematic grave The glorious, suffering Saviour trod; Be it our pattern—through the wave We follow the blest Son of God.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/36A

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.