Hymns and Tunes 1876 463
Hymn 463
1ONCE more before we part,
We'll bless the Saviour's name ;
Record his mercies, every heart ;
Sing, every tongue, the same.
2May we receive his word,
And feed thereon, and grow ;
Go on to seek and know the Lord,
And practise what we know.
- Also sung to
- Nares. S. M. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #266)
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.7.9.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 54% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
ONCE more before we part,//˘/˘/6A
We'll bless the Saviour's name ;//˘/˘˘/7B
Record his mercies, every heart ;˘/˘///˘˘/9A
Sing, every tongue, the same.//˘˘/˘/7B
Verse 2
May we receive his word,˘˘˘/˘/6A
And feed thereon, and grow ;˘/˘/˘/6B
Go on to seek and know the Lord,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
And practise what we know.˘/˘˘˘/6B
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.