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Hymns and Tunes 1876 43

Hymn 43

1HERE, in thy name, Eternal God,
We build this earthly house for thee ;
Oh ! choose it for thy fixed abode,
And guard it long from error free.

2When here, O Lord, we seek thy face,
And bring simple joys to Zion,
Hear thou in Heaven, thy dwelling-place,
And speed to bless from earth on.

3When here thy messengers proclaim
The blessed gospel of thy Son,
Still, by the power of his great name,
Be mighty signs and wonders done.

4And when our voices raise the song,
Hosanna ! to our heavenly King,
Let Heaven with earth the strain prolong ;
Hosanna ! let the heavens ring.

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The verse

Meter: 8.8.8.8
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

HERE, in thy name, Eternal God,/˘//˘/˘/8A

We build this earthly house for thee ;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Oh ! choose it for thy fixed abode,˘/˘˘//˘/8C

And guard it long from error free.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

When here, O Lord, we seek thy face,//˘/˘///8A

And bring simple joys to Zion,˘//˘/˘/˘8B

Hear thou in Heaven, thy dwelling-place,//˘/˘/???9C

And speed to bless from earth on.˘/˘/˘/˘7D

Verse 3

When here thy messengers proclaim////˘˘˘/8A

The blessed gospel of thy Son,˘//˘˘//7B

Still, by the power of his great name,/˘˘/˘˘˘//9A

Be mighty signs and wonders done.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

And when our voices raise the song,˘//˘/˘/˘/9A

Hosanna ! to our heavenly King,˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/10B

Let Heaven with earth the strain prolong ;//˘˘/˘/˘/9A

Hosanna ! let the heavens ring.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

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.