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Hymns and Tunes 1876 219

Equip me for the war

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1Equip me for the war, And teach my hands to fight; My simple, upright heart prepare, And guide my words aright.

2Control my every thought, My whole of sin remove; Let all my works in thee be wrought, Let all be wrought in love.

3Oh, arm me with the mind That was in thee! And let me enforce thy call; And vindicate thy gracious will, Which offers life to all.

4With calm and tranquil soul, Let me enforce thy call; And vindicate thy gracious will, Which offers life to all.

5Oh, may I learn the art With meekness to reprove! To hate the sin with all my heart, But still the sinner love.

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The verse

Meter
26
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Equip me for the war, And teach my hands to fight; My simple, upright heart prepare, And guide my words aright.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/??26A

Verse 2

Control my every thought, My whole of sin remove; Let all my works in thee be wrought, Let all be wrought in love.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/27A

Verse 3

Oh, arm me with the mind That was in thee! And let me enforce thy call; And vindicate thy gracious will, Which offers life to all.˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘///˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/31A

Verse 4

With calm and tranquil soul, Let me enforce thy call; And vindicate thy gracious will, Which offers life to all.˘/˘/˘//˘˘///˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/26A

Verse 5

Oh, may I learn the art With meekness to reprove! To hate the sin with all my heart, But still the sinner love.˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘??˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/26A

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.