Hymns and Tunes 1876 462
Hymn 462
1BLESSED Jesus, meek and lowly,
With us here take thine abode ;
We would fain like thee be holy,
Humbly walking with our God.
Bidding earth and sin farewell,
Welcome to our hearts thy stay ;
Lost without thee sad we perish,
Oh ! abide with us, we pray.
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.8.8.7.8.8.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 48% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABACDEFE
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Verse 1
BLESSED Jesus, meek and lowly,//˘/˘/˘7A
With us here take thine abode ;˘˘///˘/7B
We would fain like thee be holy,˘˘///˘/˘8A
Humbly walking with our God./˘/˘˘/˘/8C
Bidding earth and sin farewell,/˘/˘///7D
Welcome to our hearts thy stay ;/˘˘/˘///8E
Lost without thee sad we perish,/˘///˘/˘8F
Oh ! abide with us, we pray.˘˘/˘˘˘/7E
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.