Hymns and Tunes 1876 531
Hymn 531
1MAY the grace of Christ, our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit's favor,
Rest upon us from above.
2Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord,
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.
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The verse
- Meter
- 10.7.8.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 59% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
MAY the grace of Christ, our Saviour,˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘10A
And the Father's boundless love,˘˘/˘/˘/7B
With the Holy Spirit's favor,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Rest upon us from above./˘/˘˘˘/7B
Verse 2
Thus may we abide in union/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
With each other and the Lord,˘//˘˘˘/7B
And possess, in sweet communion,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Joys which earth cannot afford./˘//˘˘/7B
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.