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Hymns and Tunes 1876 4

Almighty Father, bless the word

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1Almighty Father, bless the word, Which, through thy grace, we now have heard; Oh! may the precious seed take root, Spring up, and bear abundant fruit.

2We praise thee for the means of grace, Thus in thy courts to seek thy face; Grant, Lord, that we who worship here, May all, at length, in Heaven appear.

3We praise thee for the means of grace, Thus in thy courts to seek thy face; Grant, Lord, that we who worship here, May all, at length, in Heaven appear.

4In the provisions of thy house We still shall find a sweet repast; There mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste.

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The verse

Meter
32
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Almighty Father, bless the word, Which, through thy grace, we now have heard; Oh! may the precious seed take root, Spring up, and bear abundant fruit.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘////˘˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 2

We praise thee for the means of grace, Thus in thy courts to seek thy face; Grant, Lord, that we who worship here, May all, at length, in Heaven appear.˘//˘˘/˘//˘//˘/////˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/33A

Verse 3

We praise thee for the means of grace, Thus in thy courts to seek thy face; Grant, Lord, that we who worship here, May all, at length, in Heaven appear.˘//˘˘/˘//˘//˘/////˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/33A

Verse 4

In the provisions of thy house We still shall find a sweet repast; There mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste.˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/??//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/33A

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.