Hymns and Tunes 1876 415
Hymn 415
1JESUS, we thy promise claim ;
We are gathered in thy name ;
In the midst do thou appear ;
Manifest thy presence here.
2Sanctify us, Lord, and bless ;
Breathe thy Spirit, give thy peace ;
Come and dwell within each heart,
Light, and life, and joy impart.
3Make us all in thee complete ;
Make us all for glory meet ;
Partners of thy Spirit make,
Partners of the saints in light.
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 73% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
JESUS, we thy promise claim ;/˘˘//˘/7A
We are gathered in thy name ;˘˘/˘˘//7A
In the midst do thou appear ;˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Manifest thy presence here./˘///˘/7B
Verse 2
Sanctify us, Lord, and bless ;/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Breathe thy Spirit, give thy peace ;///˘///7B
Come and dwell within each heart,/˘/˘///7C
Light, and life, and joy impart./˘/˘///7C
Verse 3
Make us all in thee complete ;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Make us all for glory meet ;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Partners of thy Spirit make,/˘˘//˘/7B
Partners of the saints in light./˘˘˘/˘/7C
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.