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Hymns and Tunes 1876 194

Jesus, the conqueror, reigns!

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1Jesus, the conqueror, reigns! Shed in my heart abroad— Then shall his feet no longer pain, Nor leave the heavenly road.

2O that in me the sacred fire Might now begin to glow, Burn up the dross of base desire, And make the mountains flow.

3O that it now from heaven might fall, And all my sins consume— Come, Holy Ghost, for thee I call, Spirit of burning, come.

4Refining fire, go through my heart, Illuminate my soul; Scatter thy life through every part, And sanctify the whole.

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The verse

Meter
28
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Jesus, the conqueror, reigns! Shed in my heart abroad— Then shall his feet no longer pain, Nor leave the heavenly road./˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/28A

Verse 2

O that in me the sacred fire Might now begin to glow, Burn up the dross of base desire, And make the mountains flow.˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 3

O that it now from heaven might fall, And all my sins consume— Come, Holy Ghost, for thee I call, Spirit of burning, come.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/29A

Verse 4

Refining fire, go through my heart, Illuminate my soul; Scatter thy life through every part, And sanctify the whole.˘/˘/˘//˘///˘˘˘//˘////˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/30A

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.