Hymns and Tunes 1876 51
Notting Hill
1OH ! could I find, from day to day,
A nearness to my God,
Then would my hours glide sweet away,
While leaning on thy word.
2Lord, I desire with thee to live
Anew from day to day,
In joys the world can never give,
Nor ever take away.
3Blest Jesus, come and rule my heart,
And make me wholly thine,
That I may never more depart,
Nor grieve thy love divine.
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.9.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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Verse 1
OH ! could I find, from day to day,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
A nearness to my God,˘/˘˘˘/6B
Then would my hours glide sweet away,/˘˘/˘//˘/9A
While leaning on thy word.//˘˘//6C
Verse 2
Lord, I desire with thee to live/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
Anew from day to day,˘/˘/˘/6B
In joys the world can never give,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Nor ever take away.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
Blest Jesus, come and rule my heart,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And make me wholly thine,˘/˘/˘/6B
That I may never more depart,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Nor grieve thy love divine.˘///˘/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.