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Hymns and Tunes 1876 162

Let plenteous grace descend on those

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1Let plenteous grace descend on those Who, hoping in thy word, This day have solemnly declared That Jesus is their Lord.

2With cheerful feet may they advance, And run the Christian race, And, through the troubles of the way, Find thy sufficient grace.

3Lord, plant us all into thy death, That we thy life may prove; Partakers of thy cross beneath, And of thy crown above.

4Come, Holy Spirit, Love divine, Thy grace to us be given; To a new life our souls incline, A life for earth and heaven.

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The verse

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iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Let plenteous grace descend on those Who, hoping in thy word, This day have solemnly declared That Jesus is their Lord./??/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/28A

Verse 2

With cheerful feet may they advance, And run the Christian race, And, through the troubles of the way, Find thy sufficient grace.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘/28A

Verse 3

Lord, plant us all into thy death, That we thy life may prove; Partakers of thy cross beneath, And of thy crown above.//˘//˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘//˘/28A

Verse 4

Come, Holy Spirit, Love divine, Thy grace to us be given; To a new life our souls incline, A life for earth and heaven.//˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘˘///˘///˘/˘/˘/˘31A

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.