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Hymns and Tunes 1876 276

Son of God, thy people shield

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1Son of God, thy people shield, Must we still thine absence mourn? Let thy promise be fulfilled, Thou hast said, I will return. Gracious Master, soon appear, Take me to thy home of light; Thou wilt close the constant tear, Hope be turned to joyful sight.

2As a woman counts the days Till her absent lord returns, Looks and watches, weeps and prays, So the church must long for thee. Come, that we may see thee such; Thou the sheep shall feed in peace; Hushed forever trouble's sigh, Sin and sorrow ever cease.

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The verse

Meter
56
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iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Son of God, thy people shield, Must we still thine absence mourn? Let thy promise be fulfilled, Thou hast said, I will return. Gracious Master, soon appear, Take me to thy home of light; Thou wilt close the constant tear, Hope be turned to joyful sight./˘///˘//˘///˘////˘˘˘////˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘//˘////˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/56A

Verse 2

As a woman counts the days Till her absent lord returns, Looks and watches, weeps and prays, So the church must long for thee. Come, that we may see thee such; Thou the sheep shall feed in peace; Hushed forever trouble's sigh, Sin and sorrow ever cease.˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘//˘˘˘////˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/56A

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.