Hymns and Tunes 1876 417
Hymn 417
1FOR a season called to part,
Let us now ourselves commend
To the gracious eye and heart
Of our ever-present Friend.
2Jesus, hear our humble prayer ;
Tender Shepherd of thy sheep,
Let thy mercy and thy care
All our souls in safety keep.
3In the strength we may be strong ;
Sweeten every cross and pain ;
And our waiting lives prolong
Till we meet on earth again.
- Also sung to
- Hart (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #272)
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 7.8.7.8
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 38% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
FOR a season called to part,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Let us now ourselves commend/˘/˘˘/˘/8B
To the gracious eye and heart˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Of our ever-present Friend.˘/˘????/8B
Verse 2
Jesus, hear our humble prayer ;/˘//˘/˘/8A
Tender Shepherd of thy sheep,/˘/˘˘//7B
Let thy mercy and thy care///˘˘//7A
All our souls in safety keep.//˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
In the strength we may be strong ;˘˘/˘˘˘/7A
Sweeten every cross and pain ;/˘/˘˘/˘/8B
And our waiting lives prolong˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Till we meet on earth again./˘/˘/˘/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.