Hymns and Tunes 1876 30
Hymn 30
1LORD, at this closing hour,
Establish every heart
Upon thy word of promise and power,
To keep us when we part.
2O guide, O guard, O govern us,
Fill all our hearts with love ;
In faith and patience may we live,
And seek our rest above.
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.10.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
LORD, at this closing hour,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Establish every heart˘/˘/˘˘/7B
Upon thy word of promise and power,˘///˘/˘˘/˘10A
To keep us when we part.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
O guide, O guard, O govern us,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A
Fill all our hearts with love ;///˘/˘/7B
In faith and patience may we live,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
And seek our rest above.˘//˘/˘/7B
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.